cor anglais

短语

[法]=English horn

发音

UK /ˌkɔːɹ ˈɒŋɡleɪ/
US /ˌkɔɹ ɔŋˈɡleɪ/

词形变化

cors anglais 复数 cors anglais

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A double-reed woodwind instrument in the oboe family that is pitched in F, one-fifth lower than the oboe and is consequently approximately one-third longer than the oboe.

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    音乐

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

English horn

上位词 1

double reed

词源

Borrowed from French cor anglais (literally “English horn”), calqued from a misunderstanding of Middle High German engellisches horn (“angelic horn”), from the resemblance of the instrument to horns played by angels as depicted in the Middle Ages.

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