kithara

/ˈkɪθ.ə.rə/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkɪθ.ə.rə/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈki-thə-rə/ (ame, mw)

kithara — noun

  • kitharasingular
  • kitharasplural

1. a stringed instrument from ancient Greece, shaped like a wooden box with two arm

1.名詞C2
釋義

a stringed instrument from ancient Greece, shaped like a wooden box with two arms holding strings, played mainly by trained professional musicians at public events.

例句

Rania studied early Greek music and learned to play the kithara at university.

play the kithara

A wooden kithara from the fifth century BC sat behind glass in the Athens museum.

physical-object collocation with dating

同義詞
  • lyre

    smaller, lighter ancient Greek instrument used by amateurs; the kithara is its professional cousin

  • cithara

    Latin spelling of the same Greek instrument; used in classical-studies contexts

文法句型

play the kithara

a kithara player

用法筆記

Distinguish from the simpler 'lyre': the kithara was the professional concert instrument of ancient Greece, with a heavy wooden box body, while the lyre was smaller, lighter, and used by amateurs.

常見錯誤

❌Eshe plays the kithara in a rock band.
✅Eshe plays the kithara in an early-music ensemble.
💡the word refers to a specific ancient Greek instrument, not a modern guitar-like instrument.