| 释义 |
ocarina|ɒkəˈriːnə|
[f. It. oca goose (in ref. to its shape) + -ina1.]
A simple kind of musical instrument consisting of a somewhat egg-shaped terra-cotta body with a whistle-like mouthpiece and finger-holes; its notes are soft and sonorous, but it has little compass; it is made in several sizes to produce variety of tone.
[1876Stainer & Barrett Dict. Mus. T., Ocarine (It.), a series of seven musical instruments made of terra cotta, pierced with small holes, invented by a company of performers calling themselves the Mountaineers of the Apennines.] 1877Patent Specif. T. Zach No. 1020 A musical wind instrument..preferably formed of clay, and then baked or burnt; it is to be called the ‘Ocarina’. 1883Gd. Words 132 Ducks and geese, which are to the loudest..Cochin China, what an ocarina is to a flageolet. 1893Nation (N.Y.) 16 Feb. 129/3 A single player with fife or ocarina. |