synthesizer

/ˈsɪnθəsaɪzə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · [sˈɪnθəsˌaɪzɚ] /ˈsɪnθəsaɪzər/ (ame, ipa) · [sˈɪnθəsˌaɪzɚ] /ˈsin(t)-thə-ˌsī-zər How to pronounce synthesizer (audio)/ (ame, mw)

synthesizer — noun

  • synthesizersingular
  • synthesizersplural

1. a music keyboard that uses electronics to create many kinds of sound, including

1.名詞B2
釋義

a music keyboard that uses electronics to create many kinds of sound, including ones made to resemble other instruments or the human voice.

例句

Wei played the synthesizer while two dancers crossed the stage.

pattern: play the synthesizer

The teacher showed us how one synthesizer could copy a flute sound.

feature: copy another instrument's sound

同義詞
  • keyboard

    broader term; may refer to a simpler electronic instrument with ready-made sounds

  • synth

    informal short form used by musicians and music fans

  • electronic keyboard

    broader everyday label that does not always suggest sound design features

文法句型

play the synthesizer

on a synthesizer

program a synthesizer

用法筆記

Often used for electronic music or for sounds shaped to resemble other instruments or voices. English commonly says play the synthesizer for performing and program a synthesizer for changing the sound it makes.

常見錯誤

❌Kai practises synthesizer every night after dinner.
✅Kai practises the synthesizer every night after dinner.
💡English normally uses the article with the name of the instrument.
❌The singer made the robot sound by piano.
✅The singer made the robot sound on a synthesizer.
💡use on a synthesizer when you mean the instrument that produced the electronic sound.