| 单词 | cacophony |
| 释义 | cacophony —cacophonic /kak'euh fon"ik/, adj. /keuh kof"euh nee/, n. , pl. cacophonies. 1. harsh discordance of sound; dissonance: a cacophony of hoots, cackles, and wails. 2. a discordant and meaningless mixture of sounds: the cacophony produced by city traffic at midday. 3. Music. frequent use of discords of a harshness and relationship difficult to understand. [1650-60; < NL cacophonia < Gk kakophonía. See CACO-, -PHONY] |
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