cacophony

cacophony

英 [kə'kɒf(ə)nɪ]
　　美 [kə'kɑfəni]

n. 刺耳的音調；不和諧音

中文詞源：

cacophony 刺耳

caco-, 糟糕的，壞的，詞源同cack, 屎。-phone, 聲音。

例句：

1. All around was bubbling a cacophony of voices.
周圍人聲嘈雜。

2. From its cacophony of sound, the room has suddenly become very still.
本來眾聲嘈雜的屋子裡,突然變得非常肅靜.

3. Instant cacophony as the crowd inched forward step by step, coming, they're coming!
緊跟著人聲嘈亂起來,整群的人象機器似的一齊向前擁瞭一寸,又一寸, 來瞭! 來瞭!

4. The drivers behind him honked, and the cacophony grew louder.
後面的司機還在按喇叭, 且那刺耳的聲音越來越大.

5. The cacophony lasted a long time and then suddenly stopped.
那個(刺耳的聲音)持續瞭好久然後突然停止瞭.