| 单词 | piano |
| 释义 | piano (once / 229 pages) nadvadj A piano is a large musical instrument that you play by pressing black and white keys on a keyboard. Most people play a piano with their fingers, but Jerry Lee Lewis played with his fingers, feet, elbows, and, ahem, backside. A piano makes a sound when each key moves a small hammer that strikes a metal string. The inside of a piano looks kind of like a harp. Pianos are vital in many kinds of music, from classical to pop, and in the case of Lewis, boogie-woogie. Piano comes from the original Italian name for the instrument: piano e forte, "soft and loud." Piano is also the musical notation that tells the player that something should be played quietly. WORD FAMILYpiano: pianism, pianist, pianistic, pianos+/pianist: pianists/pianistic: pianistically USAGE EXAMPLESThe turntable, the Technics SL-1200, may not enjoy the name recognition of, say, Fender electric guitars or Steinway pianos. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) The gentle piano music starts as the doorbell chimes. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) Small stages display his purple Yamaha piano and a collection of vintage costumes. Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016) 1n a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds Syn|Hypo|Hyper forte-piano, pianoforte grand, grand piano a piano with the strings on a horizontal harp-shaped frame; usually supported by three legs Pianola, mechanical piano, player pianoa mechanically operated piano that uses a roll of perforated paper to activate the keys upright, upright pianoa piano with a vertical sounding board baby grand, baby grand piano, parlor grand, parlor grand piano, parlour grand, parlour grand pianoa small grand piano concert grand, concert pianoa grand piano suitable for concert performances spineta small and compactly built upright piano keyboard instrument a musical instrument that is played by means of a keyboard percussion instrument, percussive instrumenta musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another stringed instrumenta musical instrument in which taut strings provide the source of sound 2n (music) low loudness Syn|Hyper pianissimo softness a sound property that is free from loudness or stridency 3adv used as a direction in music; to be played relatively softly Syn|Ant softly forte, loudly used as a direction in music; to be played relatively loudly 4adj used chiefly as a direction or description in music the piano passages in the composition Syn|Ant soft pianissimo chiefly a direction or description in music; very soft pianissimo assaichiefly a direction or description in music; very soft forte, loud used chiefly as a direction or description in music fortementechiefly a direction or description in music; loud and strong fortissimochiefly a direction or description in music |
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