viola

/viˈəʊlə/ (bre, ipa) · [vaɪˈolə] /viˈəʊlə/ (ame, ipa) · [vaɪˈolə] /vī-ˈō-lə How to pronounce viola (audio) vē- How to pronounce viola (audio) ˈvī-ə- How to pronounce viola (audio)/ (ame, mw)

viola — 名詞

  • violasingular
  • violasplural

1. A string instrument that you rest on your shoulder and make sound by drawing a h

1.名詞B1
釋義

中提琴

比小提琴大的弓弦樂器

A string instrument that you rest on your shoulder and make sound by drawing a horsehair rod across its strings; it is built a bit bigger than a violin, giving out a fuller, less piercing tone.

例句

Karim played the viola in the school orchestra for three years.

Karim 在學校樂團拉了三年中提琴。

play + the + viola (instrument as activity)

The viola section sat in the middle, between the violins and the cellos.

中提琴聲部坐在中間，位於小提琴和大提琴之間。

viola section — ensemble position

同義詞
  • violin

    smaller and higher-pitched; the most common instrument of the string family

  • cello

    much larger, held between the knees and played sitting down; tuned an octave below the viola

文法句型

play + the + viola

用法筆記

The player of a viola is called a violist. In orchestral scores, the viola part is written using the alto clef, which most other instruments do not use.

常見錯誤

❌She plays violin in the orchestra' (when she plays the larger instrument).
✅She plays the viola in the orchestra.
💡'Viola' and 'violin' are two different instruments; the viola is larger and tuned lower.

2. Any of a group of small flowering plants that includes the common violet and the

2.名詞C1
釋義

堇菜屬

包括紫羅蘭和三色堇的植物

Any of a group of small flowering plants that includes the common violet and the garden pansy, often grown in gardens for their colorful blooms.

例句

The garden was full of violas in shades of purple and yellow.

花園裡開滿了紫色和黃色的堇菜。

violas in shades of [color] — describing flower colors

Wei planted violas along the flower bed for a splash of spring color.

Wei 沿著花壇種了堇菜，為春天增添了一抹色彩。

plant violas — gardening collocation

同義詞
  • violet

    the common everyday name for small wild violas, usually purple or white

  • pansy

    a larger cultivated viola with showy, multicolored flowers, widely grown in gardens

文法句型

no specific pattern

用法筆記

In everyday conversation, the names 'violet' and 'pansy' are far more common than 'viola' for these flowers. The botanical term 'viola' is used mainly in gardening and plant science contexts.

常見錯誤

❌I bought a bouquet of violas for my mother' (unusual in everyday speech).
✅I bought a bunch of violets for my mother.
💡'Viola' is the scientific genus name; 'violet' or 'pansy' are the usual everyday words.