keyboard

/ˈkiːbɔːd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkiːbɔːrd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkē-ˌbȯrd/ (ame, mw) · /ˈkiː.bɔːd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkiː.bɔːrd/ (ame, ipa)

keyboard — 名詞

  • keyboardsingular
  • keyboardsplural

1. a flat board with a set of small buttons marked with letters, numbers, and symbo

1.名詞A1
釋義

鍵盤

電腦或手機上用於輸入的按鍵板

a flat board with a set of small buttons marked with letters, numbers, and symbols, used for typing text or giving commands to a computer, phone, or tablet

例句

Kian spilled water on his keyboard and had to buy a new one.

Kian 把水灑在他的鍵盤上，只好買一個新的。

collocation: spill [liquid] on a keyboard

The keyboard on Mira's new laptop has a row of number keys at the top.

Mira 的新筆電鍵盤上方有一排數字鍵。

keyboard + on [device]

同義詞
  • keypad

    a smaller set of keys, like the number pad on a phone or calculator, not a full typing board.

文法句型

[countable] keyboard + verb (is/has)

用法筆記

Often used with prepositions like 'on' (something is on the keyboard) and 'at' (someone is sitting at the keyboard).

常見錯誤

❌I need to clean my key.
✅I need to clean my keyboard.
💡a key is one single button; the keyboard is the whole board that holds all the keys.
❌He bought a new key for his computer.
✅He bought a new keyboard for his computer.
💡unless you mean one single button, use 'keyboard' for the whole device.

2. on a piano, organ, or similar instrument, the long row of light and dark buttons

2.名詞A2
釋義

琴鍵

鋼琴等樂器上排列的黑白按鍵

on a piano, organ, or similar instrument, the long row of light and dark buttons that you press one by one with your fingers to play notes of different pitch

例句

Sofia ran her fingers across the piano keyboard from the lowest note to the highest.

Sofia 的手指從鋼琴琴鍵的最低音滑到最高音。

piano keyboard — instrument-specific collocation

The black keys on the keyboard are arranged in groups of two and three.

琴鍵上的黑鍵以兩個和三個一組的方式排列。

black keys — colour-name collocation

同義詞
  • keys

    the individual buttons on a keyboard; 'keys' can be used as a shorter alternative when the instrument is clear from context.

  • manual

    a technical term for a keyboard played with the hands, especially on an organ.

文法句型

[countable] the/this keyboard + verb

用法筆記

When talking about a piano, 'keyboard' refers to the whole set of keys. The individual parts of a keyboard are called 'keys' (short for 'piano keys').

常見錯誤

❌She pressed a piano keyboard.
✅She pressed a piano key.
💡the keyboard is the entire row; each individual piece you press is a key.

3. a musical device powered by electricity, with a set of keys similar to a small p

3.名詞A2
釋義

電子琴

可模仿多種樂器聲音的電子樂器

a musical device powered by electricity, with a set of keys similar to a small piano, able to copy the sounds of many different instruments and play in different musical styles

例句

Kwame's band uses a keyboard to fill in the sound of strings and horns.

Kwame 的樂團用電子琴來補足弦樂和銅管樂器的聲音。

uses a keyboard — collocation for instrument

Élise carried her light keyboard to the park for an outdoor performance.

Élise 把輕巧的電子琴帶到公園進行戶外演出。

同義詞
  • synthesizer

    a type of electronic keyboard that creates sounds by generating and combining electronic signals, often used in studios.

  • electric piano

    an electronic keyboard designed to sound like a traditional piano, without the wide range of other instrument sounds.

文法句型

[countable] play + the keyboard; [countable] keyboard + verb (sounds/like)

用法筆記

An electronic keyboard is not the same as a piano — it is lighter, can produce many different sounds, and often has built-in rhythms and demo songs.

常見錯誤

❌She plays the piano in a pop band.' (when using an electronic keyboard).
✅She plays the keyboard in a pop band.
💡an electronic keyboard is a different instrument from a piano.

keyboard — 動詞