单词 | viola |
释义 | viola viola1 /vee oh"leuh/, n. 1. a four-stringed musical instrument of the violin family, slightly larger than the violin; a tenor or alto violin. 2. a labial organ stop of eight-foot or four-foot pitch, giving tones of a penetrating stringlike quality. [1715-25; < It viola < OPr viola; see VIOL] viola2 /vuy"euh leuh, vuy oh"-, vee-/, n. 1. any plant of the genus Viola, esp. a cultivated variety. Cf. pansy (def. 1), violet (defs. 1, 2). 2. a pansy, V. cornuta, cultivated as a garden plant. [1400-50; late ME: violet < L: violet] |
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