单词 | ukulele |
释义 | ukuleleor u·ke·le·le[ yoo-kuh-ley-lee; Hawaiian oo-koo-ley-ley ] / ˌyu kəˈleɪ li; Hawaiian ˌu kʊˈleɪ leɪ / nouna small, guitarlike musical instrument associated chiefly with Hawaiian music. Origin of ukulele1895–1900, Americanism;<Hawaiian ʿukulele leaping flea (ʿuku flea + lele to jump, leap), a nickname given to British army officer Edward Purvis (who popularized the instrument at the court of King Kalakaua), in reference to his lively playing style Words nearby ukuleleukiyo-e, UK Overseas Territory, Ukr., Ukraine, Ukrainian, ukulele, UL, ʿulama, ulan, Ulan Bator, Ulanova Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ukuleleBritish Dictionary definitions for ukuleleukulele ukelele/ (ˌjuːkəˈleɪlɪ) / nouna small four-stringed guitar, esp of Hawaii Word Origin for ukuleleC19: from Hawaiian, literally: jumping flea, from `uku flea + lele jumping Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for ukuleleukulele [ (yooh-kuh-lay-lee) ] A small guitar, developed in Hawaii, with four strings. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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