cacophonous
/kɐkˈɑːfənəs/ (ame, ipa) · /kɐkˈɒfənəs/ (bre, ipa)
cacophonous — 形容詞
- cacophonouspositive
- more cacophonouscomparative
- most cacophonoussuperlative
1. filled with many sounds that crash together in a harsh, ugly way
刺耳；嘈雜
聲音雜亂又難聽的
filled with many sounds that crash together in a harsh, ugly way
By noon, the open market grew cacophonous with horns, radios, and shouting vendors.
到了中午，露天市場因喇叭聲、收音機聲和攤販叫賣聲變得刺耳又嘈雜。
grow + cacophonous with + plural sounds
Nkechi covered her ears when the hallway turned cacophonous after lunch.
午餐後走廊變得刺耳嘈雜時，Nkechi 摀住了耳朵。
The tiny apartment felt cacophonous when three televisions played at once.
三台電視同時播放時，那間小公寓顯得特別嘈雜刺耳。
Elena said the rehearsal became cacophonous before the drummer found the beat.
Elena 說，在鼓手找到節拍前，排練一度變得非常刺耳嘈雜。
Traffic outside the hospital sounded cacophonous during the evening storm.
晚間暴風雨來臨時，醫院外的車流聲聽起來格外刺耳。
- noisy
more common and general; does not always imply clashing sounds
- discordant
often used when sounds or musical parts clash with each other
- harsh
broader and simpler; can describe one rough sound rather than a whole mix
- raucous
suggests loud, rough sound, often from excited people
- harmonious
describes sounds that fit together smoothly
- melodious
pleasant and musical in tone
- quiet
focuses on low volume rather than sound quality
文法句型
be + cacophonous
grow/become + cacophonous
sound + cacophonous
用法筆記
Usually describes a place, performance, or moment where several unpleasant sounds pile up together. It is more formal than noisy and often suggests clashing sounds rather than simple loudness.