释义 |
clave I. clave Etymology: Middle English, variant of clove, past of cleven to cleave (split) and of clevede, past of clevien to cleave (stick) past of cleave I archaic past of cleave II II. cla·ve \ˈklä(ˌ)vā\ noun (-s) Etymology: American Spanish, from Spanish, keystone, clef, from Latin clavis key — more at clavicle : one of a pair of small cylindrical wooden sticks used as percussion instruments by being struck together while held in cupped hands (as in accompaniment to the rumba) — usually used in plural |