chalumeau

芦笛

发音

/ˌʃælʊˈməʊ/

词形变化

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释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A woodwind instrument which was the predecessor of the clarinet.

    音乐
  2. 2.

    The lowest range of the clarinet, reaching up to written B♭ (B flat) above middle C.

词源

Borrowed from French chalumeau, from Late Latin calamellus, diminutive of Latin calamus (“reed”), from Ancient Greek κάλαμος (kálamos, “reed”). Doublet of shawm and probably caramel.

来源：wiktionary