| 单词 | jews-harp |
| 释义 | jew's harp in British English (dʒuːz hɑːp) noun music a musical instrument consisting of a small lyre-shaped metal frame held between the teeth, with a steel tongue plucked with the finger. Changes in pitch are produced by varying the size of the mouth cavities jew's-harp in British Englishnoun a musical instrument consisting of a small lyre-shaped metal frame held between theteeth, with a steel tongue plucked with the finger. Changes in pitch are producedby varying the size of the mouth cavities jew's-harp in American English (ˈdʒuzˌhɑrp) or jews'-harp (ˈdʒuzˌhɑrp) noun a small musical instrument consisting of a lyre-shaped metal frame held between theteeth and played by plucking a projecting bent piece with the finger: it produces twanging tones Word origin earlier Jew's trump, altered (by assoc. with Jew) < Du jeugdtromp, child's trumpet < jeugd, youth (confused in Eng with ME Judeu, Jew) + tromp, trumpet < OFr trompe: see trump2Word lists with instrument |
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