strident
🇺🇸
/ˈstraɪdnt/
🇬🇧
/ˈstraɪdnt/
adjective
R
A sound that is loud, harsh, and not very pleasant to listen to.
The strident alarm woke everyone up in the building.
刺耳的警报声唤醒了大楼里的每个人。
R
Being very forceful and determined in expressing your opinions.
She was a strident critic of the new policy.
她是新政策的强烈批评者。
translation
刺耳的, 强硬的