Phrase
grand pianos
三角钢琴；大钢琴
grand pianos is the plural of grand piano.
a large piano with horizontal strings and a wing-shaped case
- 1.
A large piano in which the strings are strung horizontally in a heavy frame shaped like a harp.
一种大型钢琴,琴弦水平张设在形似竖琴的重型框架内。
一种大型钢琴,琴弦水平张设在形似竖琴的重型框架内。；三角钢琴；大钢琴
In use
The hotel lobby has a beautiful grand piano near the window.
She practiced her recital piece on the grand piano every afternoon.
The music store sells both upright pianos and grand pianos.
a/an + grand piano
表示不定指，泛指一架三角钢琴。
They bought a grand piano for the concert hall.
他们为音乐厅买了一架三角钢琴。
play + (the) grand piano
play后接乐器通常用the，但口语中也可省略。
She plays the grand piano beautifully.
她弹三角钢琴弹得很美。
at + (the) grand piano
表示位置或动作的起点。
The pianist sat at the grand piano.
钢琴家坐在三角钢琴前。
Common mistakes
I bought grand piano.I bought a grand piano.
英语中，可数名词单数前需加冠词。'grand piano' 为单数可数名词，泛指时需加不定冠词 'a'，特指时加 'the'。
She has two grand piano.She has two grand pianos.
'grand piano' 的复数形式是 'grand pianos'，而非保留单数形式。名词复数需加 '-s'。
Connections
Confusing words
- upright piano
- 立式钢琴 · 结构不同：三角钢琴琴弦水平，音板水平，音色更丰富；立式钢琴琴弦垂直，音板垂直，音量较小。
- baby grand piano
- 小型三角钢琴 · 尺寸不同：baby grand是小型三角钢琴，长度约1.5-1.7米；grand piano标准长度为2米以上，音量和共鸣更佳。
Word family
- grand pianos
- plural
Learner notes
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.