stridency
noun [ U ] uk/ˈstraɪ.dən.si/ us/ˈstraɪ.dən.si/
(forcefulness)
尖着嗓子说话的方式，刺耳的说话方式;令人不快的说法方式
the fact of being expressed, or of expressing things, in forceful language that does not try to avoid upsetting other people
The stridency of his remarks show how rattled he is. 他尖锐的语气表明他是多么地焦躁不安。
As the situation becomes more desperate, there is a growing stridency in the appeals for aid. 随着局势变得更加危急，呼吁援助的声音也越来越尖锐。
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- She argues for editing the stridency out of feminism.
- There was no stridency in his make-up.
- After the stridency and aggression of the school, she was happy to find herself in a gentle household where voices were never raised.
(loudness)
刺耳，尖厉
the quality of being loud, unpleasant, and rough in sound
He sings with a stridency which makes you wonder why he ever felt he needed a backing band. 他的歌声刺耳，这让你纳闷为什么他会觉得自己需要一个乐队伴奏。
His students respond to the shouting, yelling, and stridency of his voice with compliance and cooperation. 他的学生以顺从和合作的态度回应他刺耳的大喊大叫。
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- Stridency and shard-like sounds are cast aside in favor of a more benevolent tone.
- Despite the stridency of the sound, no individual could be identified as its source.
See: strident