castanets
castanets — 名詞
1. a hand-held instrument from Spain made of two small hard shells — usually of woo
響板
用手指敲擊發出噠噠聲的西班牙節奏樂器
a hand-held instrument from Spain made of two small hard shells — usually of wood, ivory, or plastic — that you slip onto the thumb and click with the fingers to make sharp rhythmic sounds, especially while dancing
Diego slipped the castanets onto his thumbs before the dance began.
Diego 在舞蹈開始前將響板套上拇指。
pattern: slip castanets onto your thumbs
A little girl named Ingrid learned to click her castanets in music class.
一個名叫 Ingrid 的小女孩在音樂課上學會了敲響板。
Levent clicked his castanets quickly to match the fast beat of the drum.
Levent 快速敲打響板，跟上鼓的急促節拍。
Fatima's castanets made a quick clicking sound as she danced across the stage.
Fatima 的響板隨著她在舞臺上的舞步發出快速的噠噠聲。
You hold one pair of castanets in each hand and snap them with your fingers.
雙手各持一對響板，用手指快速敲擊。
- zills
small metal finger cymbals used in Middle Eastern dance, not wooden like castanets
用法筆記
Almost always used in the plural — you never say 'a castanet' for one piece, just as you don't say 'a scissor.'