mouth organ
mouth organ — 名詞
1. This handheld wind instrument has metal reeds set inside a row of openings — you
口琴
一種小型吹奏樂器，即 harmonica
This handheld wind instrument has metal reeds set inside a row of openings — you hold it to your mouth and produce different notes by blowing or drawing air in and out through the holes
Grandpa took out his mouth organ and played a cheerful folk tune for the children.
爺爺拿出他的口琴，為孩子們吹奏了一首輕快的民謠。
The busker at the market played a slow blues melody on his mouth organ.
市集裡的街頭藝人用口琴吹奏了一首慢板藍調旋律。
busker + played a slow blues melody on his mouth organ
Lin learned to play the mouth organ as a child before switching to the guitar.
Lin 小時候先學會吹口琴，後來才轉學吉他。
learned to play the mouth organ as a child
Uncle Chen kept a mouth organ in his pocket for impromptu performances.
陳叔叔總是在口袋裡放一支口琴，以備即興演奏時使用。
Grandpa played a lively tune on his mouth organ at every Lunar New Year dinner.
爺爺在每年農曆新年的年夜飯上都會用口琴吹奏一首輕快的曲子。
- play + mouth organ
- mouth organ + tune
- mouth organ + pocket
- harmonica
the standard modern term worldwide; 'mouth organ' is more informal or dated
- blues harp
used mainly by blues musicians to refer to a harmonica played in the blues style
用法筆記
'Mouth organ' is a cross-reference term for the instrument more commonly called a harmonica. It is used more often in British English than in American English, and in informal or traditional contexts. The two names refer to the same instrument — the harmonica is the standard modern term in music shops, lesson books, and everyday conversation worldwide.
常見錯誤
同根字
- harmonica名詞B1
- harmonica player名詞B2
- mouth-organist名詞C1