piper

IPA/ˈpaɪpə(r)/
KK[pˈaɪpɚ]IPA/ˈpaɪpər/

piper — 名詞

  • pipersingular
  • pipersplural

1. a musician whose instrument is either a simple wind pipe (a thin tube blown thro

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釋義

風笛手；笛手

吹奏笛子或蘇格蘭風笛的樂手

a musician whose instrument is either a simple wind pipe (a thin tube blown through the lips) or, more often in modern use, the bagpipes traditional to Scotland and Ireland.

例句

A lone piper led the wedding party out of the church and across the lawn.

一位獨自演奏的風笛手帶著婚禮隊伍走出教堂、穿過草坪。

common collocation: a lone piper

Marcus hired three pipers from Glasgow to play at his grandfather's funeral.

Marcus 從格拉斯哥請了三位風笛手來祖父的葬禮上演奏。

plural countable: hire pipers to play

常見搭配
  • a lone piper
  • Scottish piper
  • Irish piper
  • piper plays a lament
  • lead piper
同義詞
  • bagpiper

    more specific — only refers to a bagpipes player, never to a player of a simple pipe

  • piper player

    non-standard; avoid

  • pipe-blower

    rare and informal; mainly used jokingly

用法筆記

Subject is usually a person introduced by name, role, or number ('a lone piper', 'three pipers'). In modern British and Irish English the bagpipe meaning is far more common than the simple-pipe meaning; the latter mostly survives in folk-music and historical contexts.

常見錯誤

She plays the piper in the orchestra.
She plays the bagpipes in the orchestra.
'piper' is the player, not the instrument; the instrument is 'pipe' or 'bagpipes'.
He is a piper of the flute.
He is a flute player.' / 'He is a flautist.
'piper' is not used for flute, oboe, or other orchestral wind players.
慣用語

he who pays the piper calls the tune

idiom

a saying meaning that the person who covers the cost of something has the right to decide how it is done.

出錢的人說了算；誰出錢誰做主

The investors want a quicker launch, and he who pays the piper calls the tune.

Sarah reminded the team that her father funded the trip, and he who pays the piper calls the tune.

pay the piper

idiom

to suffer the unpleasant results of something you chose to do earlier, especially after enjoying yourself or taking a risk.

自食其果；付出代價

Carlos partied all weekend, and on Monday morning he had to pay the piper at the office.

If you keep skipping practice, you will pay the piper on game day.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • a lone piper
  • the lead piper
  • a Scottish piper
  • an Irish piper
  • an army piper

常用片語

介系詞搭配

  • piper from [place]
  • piper at [event]