cacophony
/kæˈkɒfənɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)
- a harsh discordant mixture of sounds刺耳的杂声：
a cacophony of deafening alarm bells
震耳欲聋的刺耳警报声
figurative 〈喻〉a cacophony of architectural styles
杂乱的建筑风格
mass noun songs of unrelieved cacophony.单调刺耳的歌声。
派生词
cacophonous
adjective词源
mid 17th cent.: from French cacophonie, from Greek kakophōnia, from kakophōnos 'ill-sounding', from kakos 'bad' + phōnē 'sound'.