strident
意味: Loud, harsh, and grating in sound or manner; presenting views or demands in an aggressively forceful way.
Strident has shifted from a primarily acoustic description to a political and social one. While it can still describe a piercing alarm or whistle, it is now most commonly applied to people, campaigns, or rhetoric that are perceived as aggressively unyielding. In British journalism, calling someone 'strident' is rarely a compliment — it implies excessive force and an unwillingness to compromise. The word is sometimes criticised for being disproportionately applied to women.
例文
- The union's strident demands for a 15 per cent pay rise were dismissed by management as unrealistic. 工会提出的加薪15%的尖锐要求被管理层斥为不切实际。Las estridentes demandas del sindicato de un aumento salarial del 15 por ciento fueron desestimadas por la dirección como poco realistas.15パーセントの賃上げを求める労働組合の強硬な要求は、経営側に非現実的として退けられた。15퍼센트 임금 인상을 요구하는 노동조합의 강경한 요구는 경영진에 의해 비현실적이라고 일축되었다.
- Critics accused the home secretary of adopting an increasingly strident tone on immigration. 批评者指责内政大臣在移民问题上采取了越来越尖锐的语调。Los críticos acusaron a la ministra del Interior de adoptar un tono cada vez más estridente sobre inmigración.批評家たちは、内務大臣が移民問題についてますます攻撃的な口調を取っていると非難した。비평가들은 내무장관이 이민 문제에 대해 점점 더 공격적인 어조를 취하고 있다고 비난했다.
- The strident blast of the factory whistle signalled the end of the morning shift. 工厂汽笛的刺耳鸣响标志着早班的结束。El estridente pitido de la sirena de la fábrica señaló el final del turno de mañana.工場の笛の甲高い音が、午前の勤務の終了を告げた。공장 호각의 날카로운 소리가 오전 근무의 종료를 알렸다.
発音
使い方ガイド
場面: journalism, professional, general
トーン: critical
起源と歴史
From Latin stridentem (hissing, creaking), from stridere (to creak, hiss). Entered English in the mid-17th century; the figurative sense of aggressiveness developed in the 19th century.
文化的背景
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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