请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 cacophony
释义

cacophony

/kəˈkɒf(ə)ni /
noun (plural cacophonies)
A harsh discordant mixture of sounds: a cacophony of deafening alarm bells...
  • The woods became alive with sound, a great cacophony of noises rising as the two beings fought.
  • Whereas before, it was a discordant cacophony of voices, now there is a clear message being communicated by one side to the other.
  • Birds form a group and create a cacophony of sound to ward off the attacks.

Synonyms

din, racket, noise, discord, dissonance, discordance, caterwauling, raucousness, screeching, jarring, stridency, grating, rasping

Origin

Mid 17th century: from French cacophonie, from Greek kakophōnia, from kakophōnos 'ill-sounding', from kakos 'bad' + phōnē 'sound'.

  • The word cacophony, meaning ‘a harsh discordant combination of sounds’, came via French from Greek kakophonia. Kakos was Greek for ‘bad’, and phōnē meant ‘sound’—it is the root of words like euphonious (see euphemism), symphony (Middle English) ‘harmonious sound’, and telephone (see telegraph).

Rhymes

随便看

 

英语词典包含243303条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/3/22 19:15:04