accordion
/əˈkɔːdiən/ (bre, ipa) · [əkˈɔrdiən] /əˈkɔːrdiən/ (ame, ipa) · [əkˈɔrdiən] /ə-ˈkȯr-dē-ən/ (ame, mw)
accordion — 名詞
- accordionsingular
- accordionsplural
1. a portable musical instrument with two flat end pieces connected by a folding, a
手風琴
兩端有按鍵、中間可摺疊的樂器
a portable musical instrument with two flat end pieces connected by a folding, air-filled middle section. To play it, you hold both ends, press buttons or keys, and push the ends together or pull them apart to produce different notes.
Marco plays the accordion in a folk band that performs at local festivals every summer.
Marco 在一個民謠樂團裡演奏手風琴，這個樂團每年夏天都會在當地的節慶中演出。
play + the + accordion
Elena pulled the accordion apart and pressed buttons to play a cheerful tune.
Elena 拉開手風琴，按下按鍵，彈奏出一首輕快的曲子。
pull apart / press buttons
Minh's grandmother played a lively waltz on her old accordion at the birthday party.
Minh 的祖母在生日派對上用她的舊手風琴演奏了一首輕快的華爾滋。
A music teacher showed the children how to push the accordion while holding the keys.
一位音樂老師向孩子們示範如何推合手風琴，同時按住琴鍵。
Reema bought a used accordion from a second-hand shop and taught herself to play it.
Reema 從二手商店買了一把舊手風琴，自學把它彈了起來。
- concertina
a smaller, hexagonal instrument with buttons on both sides; typically used in folk and Irish music
- squeezebox
an informal term for any bellows-driven instrument, including accordion and concertina
文法句型
play + the + noun
常見錯誤
accordion — 形容詞
- accordionpositive
- more accordioncomparative
- most accordionsuperlative
1. describes an object whose surface or structure is built with folds or creases so
折疊式
以摺疊結構設計的物品
describes an object whose surface or structure is built with folds or creases so it can expand and collapse in a zigzag pattern, like the middle section of an accordion instrument
Caleb organised his tax receipts in an accordion folder with labelled sections for each month.
Caleb 用一個附有分類隔層的折疊式資料夾整理他的稅務收據，每個月份都有獨立的標籤。
accordion folder for organising papers
The restaurant used an accordion wall to split the hall into two smaller rooms.
這家餐廳用一道折疊式隔間牆將大廳分隔成兩個較小的用餐區。
accordion wall dividing a room
Andrés slid the accordion door open to pick a shirt for the party.
Andrés 拉開衣櫃的折疊式拉門，挑選派對要穿的襯衫。
Accordion bindings on a book let it lie completely flat when opened on a desk.
書本採用折疊式裝訂，打開放在桌上時可以完全攤平。
Sora stored old photos in an accordion album whose pages unfolded like a paper fan.
Sora 把舊照片收藏在一本風琴式相簿裡，它的頁面展開來就像一把紙扇。
- folding
a more general term; 'folding wall' lacks the specific zigzag or pleated structure that 'accordion wall' suggests
- pleated
emphasises the creased, fan-like surface; 'pleated' is common for fabric, while 'accordion' is used for rigid or semi-rigid objects
- collapsible
describes anything that can be made smaller; 'accordion' implies a specific concertina-like folding mechanism rather than any collapsible design
- rigid
describes an object with a fixed, non-folding structure
文法句型
noun + noun: accordion + noun
用法筆記
This adjective is almost always used before a noun in compound nouns describing objects with a pleated, expandable structure: accordion wall (a folding partition), accordion folder (a file with pleated compartments), accordion door (a sliding door that folds on a track), accordion bindings (a book spine that opens flat). It rarely appears in predicative position (e.g. "the wall is accordion").