| 释义 |
tiple|ˈtiple|
[a. Sp., lit. ‘treble’.]
Any of various high-pitched stringed instruments played in Spain and the Spanish-speaking parts of the Americas, each resembling a small guitar.
1942N. MacDonald Orchid Hunters xi. 125 He strummed lightly on the tiple, changed to one of the quick-tempoed, popular Colombian airs. 1964S. Marcuse Mus. Instruments 525/2 Tiple... 1. syn. of guitarillo..; 2. in Cuba a small bandurria with 5 pairs of strings. 1976New Yorker 12 Apr. 111/1 He played the tiple (a stringed instrument between the guitar and the ukulele). |