percussion
/pəˈkʌʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /pərˈkʌʃn/ (ame, ipa) · /pər-ˈkə-shən/ (ame, mw)
percussion — 名詞
1. the family of instruments that make sound when you hit or shake them, like drums
打擊樂器
靠敲打或搖動發聲的樂器類
the family of instruments that make sound when you hit or shake them, like drums or cymbals
Maya studies percussion and practices the snare drum after school.
Maya 主修打擊樂，放學後會練小鼓。
pattern: study percussion
In music class, the children tried percussion before choosing other instruments.
音樂課上，孩子們先試了打擊樂器，再選其他樂器。
The poster showed percussion instruments, including maracas, drums, and a triangle.
海報上畫著打擊樂器，包括沙鈴、鼓和三角鐵。
In the band room, our percussion instruments stood beside the tubas.
在樂團教室裡，我們的打擊樂器放在低音號旁邊。
Our teacher added percussion to the song with shakers and bells.
老師用沙鈴和鈴鐺替這首歌加上打擊樂。
- percussion instruments
the fullest and most explicit phrase for this instrument family
- drums
more everyday, but narrower because it often excludes cymbals, triangles, and similar instruments
- rhythm instruments
common in school music, especially when the focus is keeping time
文法句型
study percussion
play percussion
percussion for beginners
用法筆記
Often used without an article when you mean this class of instruments or the musical part a student studies. Distinguish from drum, which usually names one instrument, not the whole family.
常見錯誤
2. the musicians in an orchestra or similar group who play drums and other hit inst
打擊樂部
樂團中負責打擊樂的聲部或樂手
the musicians in an orchestra or similar group who play drums and other hit instruments, or the unit they form
During the march, the percussion kept a steady beat behind the brass.
進行曲演奏時，打擊樂部在銅管後方打出穩定的節拍。
the percussion + singular verb
At rehearsal, the percussion came in two bars too early.
排練時，打擊樂部早了兩小節進來。
The conductor asked the percussion to play more softly in the last verse.
指揮請打擊樂部在最後一段演得更輕一些。
From the hallway, we heard the percussion warming up before the show.
我們在走廊上就聽見打擊樂部在演出前暖身。
In our youth orchestra, the percussion sits behind the string players.
在我們的青年管弦樂團裡，打擊樂部坐在弦樂後面。
- percussion section
the most explicit phrase for this group inside an ensemble
- drummers
more everyday, but narrower because not every player in the section plays only drums
- rhythm section
broader in pop or jazz because it may also include bass or keyboard players
文法句型
the percussion kept the beat
ask the percussion to play softly
the percussion in the orchestra
用法筆記
Usually appears as the percussion and refers to the section as one unit, though it can also point to the people in that section. Distinguish from noun/1, which names the instrument family in general rather than the group performing it.