strident

Loud, harsh, and grating; presenting a point of view in an excessively forceful way.

• stridently/ˈstraɪdəntli/(adv)刺耳地
• stridency/ˈstraɪdənsi/(n)刺耳/激烈

• strident voice
• strident criticism
• strident demands
• strident tone

1. 1.The strident alarm jolted everyone awake at three in the morning. (loud and grating)
2. 2.Her strident advocacy for the policy alienated potential allies who might have been persuaded more gently. (aggressively forceful)

• shrill/ʃrɪl/— high-pitched and piercing
• vociferous/voʊˈsɪfərəs/— loud and insistent
• vehement/ˈviːəmənt/— forceful, passionate

from Latin "stridere" (to creak, to grate) — a creaking, grating quality