ukulele
英 [,juːkə'leɪlɪ]***美 ['jʊkə'leli]
- n. 尤克里里琴（夏威夷的四弦琴，等于ukelele）
中文词源
ukulele 尤克里里（四弦小吉它）来自夏威夷语，跳蚤，来自uku, 虱子，lele, 跳。因弹奏这种乐器手指如同跳蚤而得名。
中文词源
- ukulele (n.)
- 1896, from Hawaiian 'ukulele, literally "leaping flea," from 'uku "louse, flea" + lele "to fly, jump, leap." Noted earlier in English as the Hawaiian word for "flea." The instrument so called from the rapid motion of the fingers in playing it. It developed from a Portuguese instrument introduced to the islands c. 1879.
双语例句
- 1. Acoustic guitar, guitar, ukulele, drum set, violin.
- 木吉他, 电吉他, 优克丽丽, 爵士鼓, 小提琴.
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