| 释义 | viol I. viol
 obsolete
 variant of vial
 II. vi·ol \ˈvī(ə)l sometimes -ī(ˌ)ōl\ noun
 (-s)
 Etymology: Middle French viole viol, viola, from Old Provençal viola, viula viol, probably from Medieval Latin vitula fiddle — more at fiddle
 1.  : a bowed stringed musical instrument chiefly of the 16th and 17th centuries made with a relatively deep body and flat back and sloping shoulders, usually six strings tuned in fourths, and fretted fingerboard, and a low-arched bridge, made in treble, alto, tenor, and bass sizes, and played in a vertical position resting on or between the knees of the player — see contrabass, treble, viol, viola da braccio, viola da gamba
 2.  : a labial pipe-organ stop with string tone
 III. vi·ol \ˈvī(ə)l\ noun
 (-s)
 Etymology: origin unknown
 archaic  : a large rope used especially in weighing anchor
 IV. viol abbreviation
 Etymology: Latin violaceus
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