having a loud, rough and unpleasant sound 刺耳的 a strident voice 刺耳的嗓音 strident music 刺耳的音乐 the strident ringing of the phone 刺耳的电话铃声
aggressive and determined 强硬的；咄咄逼人的
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin strident- ‘creaking’, from the verb stridere.