piano
英 [pɪ'ænəʊ]
美 [pɪ'æno]
- n. 钢琴
- n. (Piano)人名；(法、意、葡)皮亚诺
助记提示
1. 该词一看后缀-o就知道它其实源于意大利语，是表示音乐术语的单词。
2. 琴槌的发明在钢琴（piano）史、乃至音乐史上都掀起了一场革命。借助于踏板，弹奏者可使色调发生变化，既可奏出柔音，也可奏出强音。这是羽管键琴所无法企及的。钢琴的得名也源自这一革命性的发明。
18世纪时，意大利人把钢琴称作“pianoforte”，意即“能够奏出柔音和强音的乐器”。其中，“piano”意为“微弱地”，“forte”意为“强烈地”。很快，“pianoforte”这一名称便原封不动地被法语所借用。后来，法国人觉得该名称有点冗长拖沓，于是便舍弃了其中的“forte”这一成分，将其简化为“piano”。
有趣的是，意大利语中还存在着“forte-piano”一词。该词也曾被借用到法语中，意即“强后弱；强后弱的乐段”。只可惜它曲高和寡，仅受到了行内人的赏识……
中文词源
英文词源
- piano
- piano: [19] Piano is short for pianoforte [18], a term borrowed from Italian which means literally ‘softloud’. It was a lexicalization of an epithet (piano e forte ‘soft and loud’) applied in the early 18th century to a new sort of harpsichord whose volume could be varied by the use of dampers. Italian piano itself is descended from Latin plānus ‘flat, even’, later ‘smooth’, source of English plain. It was introduced into English as a musical direction in the late 17th century.
=> plain, plane - piano (n.)
- 1803, from French piano (18c.), Italian piano, shortened forms of pianoforte (q.v.). As an adverb, "softly," in musical directions (superlative pianissimo), attested from 1680s. Piano wire attested from 1831.
双语例句
- 1. He started piano lessons at the age of 7.
- 他7岁开始上钢琴课。
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- 2. The piano music mixes with the murmur of conversation.
- 钢琴的弹奏声混杂着低低的交谈声。
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- 3. He won first prize at the Leeds Piano Competition.
- 他在利兹国际钢琴比赛中荣获一等奖。
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- 4. Finally I spotted it, in a dark corner over by the piano.
- 最后我在钢琴旁的阴暗角落里发现了它。
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- 5. Miss Blockey was at her best when she played the piano.
- 布洛基小姐弹钢琴的时候发挥了她的最好水平。
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