shrill
中文来自 ECDICT
- n.
- 尖声
- adj.
- 尖锐的，刺耳的
- vt.
- 尖声说出
- vi.
- 发出刺耳声
演变路径（由近及远）
词源说明
From Late Middle English schrille, shirle, shrille (“of a sound: high-pitched, piercing; producing such a sound”), possibly from the earlier shil, schille (“loud, resounding; high-pitched”), from Old English sċill (“sonorous sounding”), of Germanic origin and probably ultimately imitative.
The r in the word was introduced by analogy to Middle English skrīke, skrīken, scrēmen, possibly to avoid confusion with non-Anglian forms of schelle (modern English shell) where Old English sċill (“sonorous sounding”) and sċill (“shell”) existed.
The word is cognate with Icelandic skella (“crash, bang, slam”), Low German schrell (“sharp in taste or tone”).
释义（英文）
形容词 Adjective
- High-pitched and piercing.
- Having a shrill voice.
- Sharp or keen to the senses.
- (figurative, derogatory) Especially of a woman: fierce, loud