fingerpick

fingerpick — 名詞

1. a way of playing a guitar or similar string instrument in which the player pluck

1.名詞C1
釋義

指彈法

用手指直接撥弦的吉他演奏方式

a way of playing a guitar or similar string instrument in which the player plucks each string directly using the thumb plus the soft tips of several fingers, instead of using a small flat plastic piece.

例句

Élise learned fingerpick on a quiet wooden guitar her grandfather had built.

Élise 在一把由她祖父親手打造的安靜木吉他上學習指彈法。

learn + fingerpick (noun for the technique itself)

Folk musicians often prefer fingerpick over flatpicking because it gives softer, warmer notes.

民謠樂手通常偏好指彈法勝過撥片彈奏，因為它能彈出更柔和、溫暖的音色。

contrast: fingerpick vs flatpicking

同義詞
  • fingerstyle

    more common everyday term, especially in acoustic and folk circles

  • classical guitar technique

    the older European tradition that fingerpick later borrowed from for folk and country guitar

反義詞
  • flatpicking

    playing with a small flat pick held between thumb and finger

文法句型

play [instrument] with fingerpick

用法筆記

Uncountable noun for the playing method itself. Subject is usually a musician, instructor, or genre; common verbs are 'learn / teach / use / prefer'. Contrast with 'flatpicking' (using a plastic pick) when you need to name the alternative.

常見錯誤

❌She played a beautiful fingerpick on the guitar.
✅She played the song with beautiful fingerpicking on the guitar.
💡fingerpick names the method, not a single performance; use the -ing form for the action.