| 释义 |
keyboard
I. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: key (I) + board
1.
a. : a bank of keys on which the performer on a musical instrument (as a piano) plays and which consists of a double row of seven white and five raised black keys to the octave
b. : one of several such banks constituting a set : manual
c. : a set of manuals
2. : an assemblage of systematically arranged keys by which a machine (as a typewriter) is operated
3. : a board on which keys for locks (as of hotel rooms) are hung
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
intransitive verb
: to operate a machine (as for typesetting) by means of a keyboard
transitive verb
: to capture, set, or input (as data or text) by means of a keyboard
< the computer is instructed … by keyboarding the directions into its terminal — Tech. News Bulletin >
• keyboarder noun
III. noun
(-s)
: a small usually portable musical instrument that is played by means of a keyboard like that of a piano and that produces a variety of sounds electronically — often used in plural
• key·board·ist \ˈkēˌbȯrdə̇st\ noun |