grating

grating1
adjective
  1. sounding harsh and unpleasant
    刺耳的
    her high, grating voice.
    她尖锐刺耳的声音。
    ■irritating
    令人气恼的,令人不快的
    it has a smarty-pants tone which I found grating.
    里面有一种自以为是的腔调,让我很不舒服。
派生
gratingly
adverb

grating2
noun
  1. a framework of parallel or crossed bars, typically preventing access through an opening while permitting communication or ventilation
    (覆盖在通道口防止人或异物进入的)格栅;窗栅;阴沟防护栅;通风口格栅
    ■(亦作 diffraction grating)(Optics)a set of equally spaced parallel wires, or a surface ruled with equally spaced parallel lines, used to produce spectra by diffraction
    (光学)衍射光栅
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