cacophonous

IPA/kɐkˈɒfənəs/
IPA/kɐkˈɑːfənəs/

cacophonous — 形容詞

  • cacophonouspositive
  • more cacophonouscomparative
  • most cacophonoussuperlative

1. filled with many sounds that crash together in a harsh, ugly way

1.形容詞C2
釋義

刺耳；嘈雜

聲音雜亂又難聽的

filled with many sounds that crash together in a harsh, ugly way

例句

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。

常見搭配
  • cacophonous market
  • cacophonous noise
  • cacophonous mix
  • sound cacophonous
  • grow cacophonous
同義詞
  • 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

反義詞
  • 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.

常見錯誤

The soup tasted cacophonous.
The soup tasted strange.
cacophonous only describes sound, not taste.
The room was cacophonous because it was bright red.
The room looked harsh because it was bright red.
the word refers to what you hear, not what you see.

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常用片語

  • grow cacophonous
  • sound cacophonous
  • become cacophonous

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