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cither

/ˈsɪð.ər/

翻译: 一种弦乐器,琴弦张在平坦的共鸣板上,平放后用拨子和手指弹奏;也指16世纪类似吉他的乐器,具有梨形琴身和金属弦。

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noun

/ˈsɪð.ər/C2formalart
  • zh一种弦乐器,琴弦张在平坦的共鸣板上,平放后用拨子和手指弹奏;也指16世纪类似吉他的乐器,具有梨形琴身和金属弦。

A musical stringed instrument with strings stretched over a flat sounding board, laid flat and played with a plectrum and fingers, or a 16th century instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings.

  1. Flat stringed instrumentC1formalart

    A musical instrument with strings stretched over a flat, wooden soundboard, played horizontally with a plectrum or fingers.

    zh齐特琴

    • She played a gentle melody on the cither.
    • The cither produces a soft, resonant tone.
    • He learned to play the cither from his grandmother.

    同义词cithernzitherzithern

  2. Renaissance guitar-like instrumentC2formalart

    A 16th-century stringed instrument with a pear-shaped body and wire strings, similar to a guitar.

    zh西特琴

    • The museum displayed a beautifully preserved cither from the 1500s.
    • Renaissance music often featured the cither in courtly performances.
    • He studied the history of the cither for his thesis.

    同义词citherncittern