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。
低音提琴
double-basses — plural of double-bass
double-bass
低音提琴
s pitched an octave below normal bass instrumental or vocal range
She plays the double-bass in the school orchestra.
她在学校管弦乐队里演奏低音提琴。
用法提示:此处 double-bass 是名词,指低音提琴这件乐器。
The double-bass is the largest bowed string instrument in the orchestra.
低音提琴是管弦乐队中最大的弓弦乐器。
用法提示:double-bass 作名词,表示低音提琴。
We need two double-basses for the concert.
音乐会我们需要两把低音提琴。
用法提示:double-bass 的复数形式 double-basses 在此作名词使用。
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。
He is a double-bass player in a jazz band.
他是爵士乐队里的低音提琴手。
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。
grammar · medium
易错句子I bought a double-base for my son.
正确表达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”。
grammar · medium
易错句子She plays double-bass in the school orchestra.
正确表达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。
grammar · medium
易错句子The orchestra has two double-bass.
正确表达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。
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)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 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。
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