cacophony
英 [kə'kɒf(ə)nɪ]
美[kə'kɑfəni]
- n. 刺耳的音调；不和谐音
词态变化
复数: cacophonies;形容词: cacophonous;
助记提示
cacophony：可call疯你。如此难听的声音call你，你一定疯了 ——难听的声音。
中文词源
cacophony 刺耳
caco-, 糟糕的，坏的，词源同cack, 屎。-phone, 声音。
英文词源
- cacophony (n.)
- 1650s, from Greek kakophonia, from kakophonos "harsh sounding," from kakos "bad, evil" (see caco-) + phone "voice, sound," from PIE root *bha- (2) "to speak, tell, say" (see fame (n.)). Related: Cacophonous.
双语例句
- 1. All around was bubbling a cacophony of voices.
- 周围人声嘈杂。
来自辞典例句
- 2. From its cacophony of sound, the room has suddenly become very still.
- 本来众声嘈杂的屋子里,突然变得非常肃静.
来自辞典例句
- 3. Instant cacophony as the crowd inched forward step by step, coming, they're coming!
- 紧跟着人声嘈乱起来,整群的人象机器似的一齐向前拥了一寸,又一寸, 来了! 来了!
来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子
- 4. The drivers behind him honked, and the cacophony grew louder.
- 后面的司机还在按喇叭, 且那刺耳的声音越来越大.
来自互联网
- 5. The cacophony lasted a long time and then suddenly stopped.
- 那个(刺耳的声音)持续了好久然后突然停止了.
来自互联网