shrillness

🇺🇸 /ˈʃrɪlnəs/ 🇬🇧 /ˈʃrɪlnəs/
詞頻
難度
標籤 RARE
noun
R

A sound that is very high and loud, and can be annoying.

The shrillness of the alarm clock woke everyone up.

鬧鐘的尖銳聲音叫醒了每個人。

R

A way of speaking that is loud and forceful, but not always reasonable.

The shrillness of the debate made it hard to understand the real issues.

辯論的尖銳性使得理解真正的問題變得困難。

translation

n. 刺耳, 尖聲尖氣

詞形變化

Plural shrillnesses