piano
英 [pɪ'ænəʊ]
美 [pɪ'æno]
- n. 鋼琴
- n. (Piano)人名；(法、意、葡)皮亞諾
助記提示
1. 該詞一看後綴-o就知道它其實源於意大利語，是表示音樂術語的單詞。
2. 琴槌的發明在鋼琴（piano）史、乃至音樂史上都掀起了一場革命。借助於踏板，彈奏者可使色調發生變化，既可奏出柔音，也可奏出強音。這是羽管鍵琴所無法企及的。鋼琴的得名也源自這一革命性的發明。
18世紀時，意大利人把鋼琴稱作“pianoforte”，意即“能夠奏出柔音和強音的樂器”。其中，“piano”意為“微弱地”，“forte”意為“強烈地”。很快，“pianoforte”這一名稱便原封不動地被法語所借用。後來，法國人覺得該名稱有點冗長拖遝，於是便舍棄了其中的“forte”這一成分，將其簡化為“piano”。
有趣的是，意大利語中還存在著“forte-piano”一詞。該詞也曾被借用到法語中，意即“強後弱；強後弱的樂段”。隻可惜它曲高和寡，僅受到了行內人的賞識……
中文詞源
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. He started piano lessons at the age of 7.
- 他7歲開始上鋼琴課。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The piano music mixes with the murmur of conversation.
- 鋼琴的彈奏聲混雜著低低的交談聲。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. He won first prize at the Leeds Piano Competition.
- 他在利茲國際鋼琴比賽中榮獲一等獎。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Finally I spotted it, in a dark corner over by the piano.
- 最後我在鋼琴旁的陰暗角落裏發現了它。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Miss Blockey was at her best when she played the piano.
- 布洛基小姐彈鋼琴的時候發揮了她的最好水平。
來自柯林斯例句