discordant
discordant
adjective
strike a discordant note
discordance
noun
discordancy
noun
discordantly
adverb
语源
adjective
- 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。
■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。 - (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。
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。
discordance
noun
discordancy
noun
discordantly
adverb
语源
- late Middle English: from Old French descordant, present participle of descorder (see discord)
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