strident

形容詞

1. 1

   刺耳的、尖銳的、尖厲的貶義

   A strident alarm went off in the middle of the night.

   半夜裡響起了刺耳的警報聲。

2. 2

   強硬的、咄咄逼人的、激烈的

   She became increasingly strident in her criticism of the policy.

   她對這項政策的批評愈來愈強硬。

3. 3

   刺眼的較少用

   The walls were painted in strident shades of orange.

   牆面漆成了刺眼的橘色系。