strident: [17] Strident was adopted from the present participle of Latin strīdēre ‘make a harsh noise, creak’. This also produced English stridulate [19], which denotes the sound made by grasshoppers. => stridulate
strident (adj.)
1650s, from French strident (16c.) and directly from Latin stridentem (nominative stridens), present participle of stridere "utter an inarticulate sound, grate, screech," from PIE *(s)trei-, possibly of imitative origin (cognates: Greek trismos "a grinding, scream"). Related: Stridently; stridence; stridency.
中文解释
【记】音：死踹凳的，死命地踹凳子，在地上发出刺耳声音2. 谐音“死拽凳的、死拽凳他”。
实用例句
1. She tried to laugh, and the sound was harsh and strident.
她想笑，但声音听起来尖锐刺耳。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Demands for his resignation have become more and more strident.
要求他辞职的呼声越来越强烈。
来自柯林斯例句
3. He could hear Hilton's strident voice rising in vehement argument with Houston.
他能听到希尔顿在同休斯敦激烈争吵时的咆哮声。
来自柯林斯例句
4. She was increasingly seen as a strident feminist.