单词 | clarinet |
释义 | clarinet (once / 5916 pages) n A clarinet is a woodwind instrument. A clarinet has a simple, straight tube with intricate keys, a single-reed mouthpiece, and a flared, bell-shaped end. When you play the clarinet, you blow through the mouthpiece and make notes with your fingers on the keys. Clarinets are distinctive because they are straight, with a black body and silver keys, and have a large pitch range. The word clarinet comes from the French clarinette, the diminutive form of clarine. "little bell," which comes from clair, "bright or clear." WORD FAMILYclarinet: clarinetist, clarinets, clarinettist+/clarinetist: clarinetists USAGE EXAMPLESIt’s Quincy’s oldest continually operating organ, though it’s been without key parts that mimic clarinet sounds since the 1970s. Washington Times(Dec 26, 2016) That’s when Price surprised the group with six clarinets, four trumpets, three French horns and two flutes. Washington Times(Dec 24, 2016) The symphony’s famous solos, especially those for clarinet, bassoon and horn, were exquisitely polished. Los Angeles Times(Dec 13, 2016) n a single-reed instrument with a straight tube Hypo|Hyper bass clarinet a large clarinet whose range is an octave below the B-flat clarinet basset horna tenor clarinet; pitched in the key of F below the B-flat clarinet B-flat clarinet, licorice stickthe ordinary clarinet with a middle range single-reed instrument, single-reed woodwind a beating-reed instrument with a single reed (as a clarinet or saxophone) |
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