accordion
/əˈkɔːdiən/ (bre, ipa) · [əkˈɔrdiən] /əˈkɔːrdiən/ (ame, ipa) · [əkˈɔrdiən] /ə-ˈkȯr-dē-ən/ (ame, mw)
accordion — noun
- accordionsingular
- accordionsplural
1. a portable musical instrument with two flat end pieces connected by a folding, a
a portable musical instrument with two flat end pieces connected by a folding, air-filled middle section. To play it, you hold both ends, press buttons or keys, and push the ends together or pull them apart to produce different notes.
Marco plays the accordion in a folk band that performs at local festivals every summer.
play + the + accordion
Elena pulled the accordion apart and pressed buttons to play a cheerful tune.
pull apart / press buttons
Minh's grandmother played a lively waltz on her old accordion at the birthday party.
A music teacher showed the children how to push the accordion while holding the keys.
Reema bought a used accordion from a second-hand shop and taught herself to play it.
- concertina
a smaller, hexagonal instrument with buttons on both sides; typically used in folk and Irish music
- squeezebox
an informal term for any bellows-driven instrument, including accordion and concertina
文法句型
play + the + noun
常見錯誤
accordion — adjective
- accordionpositive
- more accordioncomparative
- most accordionsuperlative
1. describes an object whose surface or structure is built with folds or creases so
describes an object whose surface or structure is built with folds or creases so it can expand and collapse in a zigzag pattern, like the middle section of an accordion instrument
Caleb organised his tax receipts in an accordion folder with labelled sections for each month.
accordion folder for organising papers
The restaurant used an accordion wall to split the hall into two smaller rooms.
accordion wall dividing a room
Andrés slid the accordion door open to pick a shirt for the party.
Accordion bindings on a book let it lie completely flat when opened on a desk.
Sora stored old photos in an accordion album whose pages unfolded like a paper fan.
- folding
a more general term; 'folding wall' lacks the specific zigzag or pleated structure that 'accordion wall' suggests
- pleated
emphasises the creased, fan-like surface; 'pleated' is common for fabric, while 'accordion' is used for rigid or semi-rigid objects
- collapsible
describes anything that can be made smaller; 'accordion' implies a specific concertina-like folding mechanism rather than any collapsible design
- rigid
describes an object with a fixed, non-folding structure
文法句型
noun + noun: accordion + noun
用法筆記
This adjective is almost always used before a noun in compound nouns describing objects with a pleated, expandable structure: accordion wall (a folding partition), accordion folder (a file with pleated compartments), accordion door (a sliding door that folds on a track), accordion bindings (a book spine that opens flat). It rarely appears in predicative position (e.g. "the wall is accordion").