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单词 zither
释义 zith·er
I. \ˈzithə(r), ˈzithə(r)\ noun
also zit·tern \ˈzid.ə(r)n\
(-s)
Etymology: zither from German, from Old High German zitera, cithara cittern, from Latin cithara, from Greek kithara; zittern alteration (influenced by cittern) of zither
: a musical instrument consisting of a shallow soundboard set horizontally before the performer and overlaid with 30 to 40 strings some of which pass over a fretted fingerboard, are stopped with the left hand, and are played by a plectrum on the right thumb to produce the melody and the remainder of which are tuned in fourths and plucked by the fingers of the right hand — compare cittern

II. intransitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
: to play on the zither
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