Word
double-basses
低音提琴
double-basses is the plural of double-bass.
double-bass
- 1.
s pitched an octave below normal bass instrumental or vocal range
低音提琴
In use
She plays the double-bass in the school orchestra.
The double-bass is the largest bowed string instrument in the orchestra.
We need two double-basses for the concert.
play the double-bass
指演奏乐器时，乐器前通常加 the。
She plays the double-bass in the school orchestra.
她在学校管弦乐队里演奏低音提琴。
double-bass player
He is a double-bass player in a jazz band.
他是爵士乐队里的低音提琴手。
a double-bass
The music school bought a double-bass for the new student.
音乐学校为新生买了一把低音提琴。
Common mistakes
I bought a double-base for my son.I bought a double-bass for my son.
“double-bass”是低音提琴；“base”是基础、底部等意思，二者同音 /beɪs/，学习者容易混淆拼写。表示乐器时应写成“bass”。
She plays double-bass in the school orchestra.She plays the double-bass in the school orchestra.
英语中谈论演奏乐器时，乐器名词前通常要用定冠词“the”（如 play the piano）。中文没有冠词，所以学习者常漏掉，加上“the”才符合英语习惯。
The orchestra has two double-bass.The orchestra has two double-basses.
double-bass 是可数名词，表示“两把低音提琴”要用复数形式 double-basses。中文名词没有复数变化，学习者容易忽略加 -es。
Connections
Confusing words
- bass
- 电贝斯（低音吉他） · bass 常是 electric bass（电贝斯）的简称，而 double-bass 是管弦乐团的低音提琴。两者都有 bass 一词，且都是低音乐器，但电贝斯是拨弦乐器，double-bass 是弓弦乐器，通常用弓拉奏或拨奏。
- cello
- 大提琴 · cello（大提琴）与 double-bass（低音提琴）都是弓弦乐器，但 cello 较小、音高较高，演奏时夹在两膝之间；double-bass 最大、音域最低，通常站着或坐在高凳上演奏。
- double bassoon
- 低音巴松管（倍低音管） · double bassoon 与 double-bass 词形相近，都含“低音”，但 double bassoon 是木管乐器（巴松管族），double-bass 是弦乐器；两者在乐器分类、构造和音色上完全不同。
Word family
- double-basses
- plural
Learner notes
Grammar Note
其复数形式为 double-basses。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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