单词 | discordant |
释义 | dis·cor·dant 1. a. < views discordant with present-day ideas > : being at variance with each other : inharmonius, antagonistic < the various dissevered and discordant elements of feudal society — W.J.Shepard > : not conforming with : incongruous < the discordant element in the picture was his face, which belied his garb — John Buchan > b. < a poetry that … is not only confused and discordant but negative in its emphasis — C.I.Glicksberg > c. < a discordant family > : quarrelsome < a discordant, savage people > 2. < discordant tones > : harsh, jarring < I heard a horrid discordant cry, something between a bray and a yell — George Borrow > : making inharmonious sounds < a discordant crowd … shouting and laughing — Hugh Walpole > 3. 4. of twins • dis·cor·dant·ly • dis·cor·dant·ness |
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