zither

IPA/ˈzɪðə(r)/
KK[zˈɪðɚ]IPA/ˈzɪðər/

zither — 名詞

  • zithersingular
  • zithersplural

1. a flat musical instrument made from a shallow wooden box, with many metal string

1.名詞
釋義

齊特爾琴

平放彈奏的弦樂器

a flat musical instrument made from a shallow wooden box, with many metal strings stretched above its surface, designed to be played while held horizontally on a table or across the player's lap — the player plucks the strings using their fingertips or a thin pick

例句

Eitan learned to play the zither from his grandmother in Vienna.

Eitan 跟他在維也納的祖母學會了彈齊特爾琴。

collocation: play the zither

Zuri carefully tuned each of the thirty strings on her new zither before the concert.

Zuri 在音樂會前仔細地調好了她那把新齊特爾琴上的三十根弦。

collocation: tune + zither's strings

常見搭配
  • play the zither
  • tune a zither
  • the strings of a zither
  • a zither player
  • zither music
同義詞
  • dulcimer

    a related flat stringed instrument played with small hammers rather than by plucking

  • autoharp

    a zither-like instrument with buttons that dampen strings to form chords

文法句型

a/the zither

play + the + zither

常見錯誤

He plays zither as a hobby.
He plays the zither as a hobby.
In English, musical instruments usually require the definite article after 'play'.

同根字

  • zitherist
    名詞

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • player (a zither player)
  • music (zither music)
  • strings (the zither's strings)
  • concert (a zither concert)

副詞搭配

  • beautifully (play the zither beautifully)
  • softly (play the zither softly)

常用片語

  • play the zither
  • tune a zither
  • the sound of a zither

介系詞搭配

  • on (place the zither on + a table / one's knees)
  • across (hold the zither across + the player's lap)