stridulous

英 ['strɪdjʊləs] 美 ['strɪdʒələs]
  • adj. 喘鸣的(等于stridulant);作唧唧声的;发出刺耳叫声的
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stridulous 发刺耳声的

来自拉丁语 stridere,摩擦声,发出刺耳声,词源同 strident.

stridulous (adj.)
1610s, from Latin stridulus "giving a shrill sound, creaking," from stridere "to utter an inarticulate sound, grate, creak" (see strident). Stridulation is from 1831. Stridulate (v.) first recorded 1838. Related: Stridulated; stridulating; stridulously; stridulousness.