string instrument

IPA/ˈstrɪŋ ˌɪn.strə.mənt/
IPA/ˈstrɪŋ ˌɪn.strə.mənt/

string instrument — noun

1. a musical instrument that produces sound through the vibration of stretched stri

1.名詞B1
釋義

a musical instrument that produces sound through the vibration of stretched strings, which are played by plucking, strumming, hitting, or drawing a bow across them

例句

String instruments like the violin and cello use a bow across their strings for sound.

such as + examples to define the category

Kevin carefully tuned his guitar, the most popular string instrument in modern music.

同義詞
  • stringed instrument

    more traditional and formal term; 'string instrument' is now more common in everyday use

  • chordophone

    technical term used in musicology and instrument classification, not common in everyday conversation

反義詞
  • wind instrument

    produces sound by air being blown into or across the instrument, not by vibrating strings

  • percussion instrument

    produces sound by being struck or shaken, not by string vibration

  • brass instrument

    a type of wind instrument made of metal, played by buzzing the lips into a mouthpiece

用法筆記

String instrument is a broad category that includes bowed instruments (violin, cello, double bass) and plucked instruments (guitar, harp, banjo). In an orchestral context, 'the strings' or 'string section' usually refers to the violin family alone.

常見錯誤

❌I play strings instrument.
✅I play a string instrument.
💡'string' is used as an adjective; do not add -s to 'string'.
❌A piano is a string instrument.
✅A piano is sometimes classified as a string instrument, but it is more often called a keyboard instrument.
💡pianos use hammers to strike strings, so the mechanism differs from typical string instruments.