harmonica

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n. 口琴, 玻璃钟琴 [医] 氢气发音管

发音

UK /ˌhɑɹˈmɒ.nɪ.kə/
其它
US /ˌhɑɹˈmɑ.nɪ.kə/

词形变化

harmonicas 复数 harmonicas

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A musical wind instrument with a series of holes for the player to blow into, each hole producing a different note.

    口琴

  2. 2.

    A musical instrument, consisting of a series of hemispherical glasses which, by touching the edges with the dampened finger, give forth the tones.

  3. 3.

    A toy instrument of strips of glass or metal hung on two tapes, and struck with hammers.

词汇关系

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词源

From armonica. Coined by American polymath and statesman Benjamin Franklin to refer to his glass harmonica, an instrument that predated the small wind instrument by several decades. Doublet of harmonic; compare Latin harmonicus.

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