cornet
/ˈkɔːnɪt/ (bre, ipa) · [kɔrnˈɛt] /ˈkɔːrnɪt/ (ame, ipa) · [kɔrnˈɛt] /kȯr-ˈnet How to pronounce cornet (audio) British usually ˈkȯ-nit/ (ame, mw)
cornet — noun
- cornetsingular
- cornetsplural
1. a crisp cone-shaped wafer used to hold a serving of ice cream.
a crisp cone-shaped wafer used to hold a serving of ice cream.
Amelia bought a cornet with pistachio ice cream after the school concert.
a cornet with [flavour]
The vendor filled each cornet just before the ferry left the harbor.
fill each cornet
Defne chose a chocolate-dipped cornet instead of a paper cup.
Melted ice cream ran down Ilan's wrist before he finished his cornet.
- cone
the usual everyday word, especially outside Britain; it can also refer to the shape itself
- ice cream cone
the fuller and more internationally common name for this food container
文法句型
a cornet
buy a cornet
eat a cornet
用法筆記
This sense is chiefly British. In North American English, people usually say cone or ice cream cone.
2. a small brass instrument played with valves, close to a trumpet in range but usu
a small brass instrument played with valves, close to a trumpet in range but usually softer and rounder in sound.
Eri practiced a cornet solo before the brass band rehearsal began.
cornet solo
Jabari learned the cornet at twelve and later switched to trumpet.
learn the cornet; switch to trumpet
The teacher asked the front row of cornets to play the melody more softly.
Eleni carried her cornet onto the parade ground in a black hard case.
- trumpet
more common and usually brighter in tone; the two instruments are similar but not interchangeable
- flugelhorn
broader and darker in tone than a cornet, even though both are valved brass instruments
- bugle
simpler brass instrument without valves, so it has a much more limited note range
文法句型
play the cornet
cornet solo
cornet section
用法筆記
Learners often confuse this instrument with the trumpet. A cornet is especially associated with brass bands and usually has a gentler tone.