castanets

1.名詞B1

釋義

a hand-held instrument from Spain made of two small hard shells — usually of wood, ivory, or plastic — that you slip onto the thumb and click with the fingers to make sharp rhythmic sounds, especially while dancing

例句

Diego slipped the castanets onto his thumbs before the dance began.

pattern: slip castanets onto your thumbs

A little girl named Ingrid learned to click her castanets in music class.

同義詞

zills
small metal finger cymbals used in Middle Eastern dance, not wooden like castanets

用法筆記

Almost always used in the plural — you never say 'a castanet' for one piece, just as you don't say 'a scissor.'

常見錯誤

❌She played the castanet.

✅She played the castanets.

💡The word is always plural, like 'scissors' or 'trousers.'

castanets — noun

1. a hand-held instrument from Spain made of two small hard shells — usually of woo

用法筆記

常見錯誤