the quality of being loud and high, and unpleasant or painful to listen to

There was a slight shrillness to her voice and she bit her lip to contain the rising feeling of panic. 她的声音里带着些许尖利，她咬着嘴唇抑制着不断升起的恐慌感。

The shrillness of my voice made them turn, forks poised between plate and mouth. 我尖锐的叫声让他们转身一起看向我，他们手里的叉子刚从盘子上拿起食物，还没来得及放入嘴巴。

the quality of being too forceful in the way that you argue or criticize something or someone

Universities are told with increasing shrillness that they are failing in their duties. 大学被越来越尖锐地告知他们没有履行职责。

His comments lacked some of the shrillness of statements made by officials in recent weeks. 他的评论并没有像官员们最近几周发表的言辞那么尖锐。