adjective 不和谐的;刺耳的;不一致的。形容声音不协调、令人不舒服,或指观点、风格等相互矛盾、不协调。
/ˈdɪs.ə.nənt/
The dissonant sound of the two instruments made everyone cover their ears.
两种乐器发出的不和谐声音让每个人都捂住了耳朵。
His cheerful words felt dissonant with the sadness in his eyes, as though two different stories were being told at once.
他欢快的话语与眼中的悲伤显得格格不入,仿佛同时在讲述两个不同的故事。
源自拉丁语 dissonans,由前缀 **dis-**(分离、相反)和 sonare(发声)组成,字面意思是"声音不合"。最初用于音乐领域,指音符之间缺乏和谐,后来引申为泛指任何不协调、相互冲突的事物。该词在15世纪左右进入英语。