单词 | mandolin |
释义 | mandolin (once / 8578 pages) n A mandolin is a bit like a small guitar — it's a musical instrument with a wooden body, strings, and a long neck. A musician plays a mandolin by plucking or strumming the strings. Its sound is higher than a guitar, and it's often played alongside lower-pitched instruments, such as banjos and guitars. The mandolin is popular around the world and in many different kinds of music; in the United States, it's played most often in country music. The word itself comes from the Italian mandolino, which is an altered form of the Latin pandura, or "three-stringed lute." WORD FAMILYmandolin: mandolins USAGE EXAMPLESSlice the fennel lengthwise very thinly, preferably with a mandolin. Los Angeles Times(Dec 23, 2016) I was with my acoustic guitar and mandolin, a lot of keyboard. Salon(Dec 16, 2016) He taught almost anything with strings and frets, such as guitar and mandolin. Washington Times(Dec 03, 2016) n a stringed instrument related to the lute, usually played with a plectrum Hypo|Hyper mandola an early type of mandolin chordophone a stringed instrument of the group including harps, lutes, lyres, and zithers |
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