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单词 clavichord
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
clav•i•chord /ˈklævɪˌkɔrd/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Music and Dancean early keyboard instrument, similar to a piano.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
clav•i•chord  (klav′i kôrd′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Music and Dancean early keyboard instrument producing a soft sound by means of metal blades attached to the inner ends of the keys gently striking the strings.
  • Medieval Latin clāvichordium, equivalent. to Latin clāvi(s) key + chord(a) chord2 + -ium -ium
  • late Middle English 1425–75
clav′i•chord′ist, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
clavichord /ˈklævɪˌkɔːd/ n
  1. a keyboard instrument consisting of a number of thin wire strings struck from below by brass tangents. The instrument is noted for its delicate tones, since the tangents do not rebound from the string until the key is released
Etymology: 15th Century: from Medieval Latin clāvichordium, from Latin clāvis key + chorda string, chord1
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