discordant
/dɪsˈkɔːdənt/adjective
1
- disagreeing or incongruous不一致的; 不协调的：
the principle of meritocracy is discordant with claims of inherited worth.
精英领导的原则和传统价值观的主张有所不同。
1.1
- characterized by quarrelling and conflict好争吵的, 有矛盾的：
a study of children in discordant homes.
对有矛盾家庭孩子的研究。
2
- (of sounds) harsh and jarring because of a lack of harmony（声音）刺耳的, 不和谐的：
bombs, guns, and engines mingled in discordant sound.
爆炸声、枪声以及引擎声一片嘈杂, 十分刺耳。
短语
strike a discordant note
- appear strange and out of place显得古怪, 突兀：
the chair's modernity struck a discordant note in a room full of eighteenth-century furniture.
在满屋子的18世纪家具中, 这把充满现代感的椅子很是刺目。
派生词
discordance
noundiscordancy
noundiscordantly
adverb词源
late Middle English: from Old French descordant, present participle of descorder （see DISCORD）.