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play the harpsichord
表示演奏乐器时，乐器名称前通常要加 the。
She plays the harpsichord beautifully.
她羽管键琴弹得很美。
羽管键琴
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
羽管键琴
a keyboard instrument whose strings are plucked by small plectra on pivots when the keys are pressed
She plays the harpsichord beautifully.
她羽管键琴弹得很美。
A stringed musical instrument with a keyboard, the mechanical precusor to the fortepiano, in which each key causes a plectrum to pluck a corresponding tuned string, producing a bright, sharp tone similar to that of a harp.
一种键盘乐器,弦由安装在枢轴上的拨子拨动
a clavier with strings that are plucked by plectra mounted on pivots
She played a Bach piece on the harpsichord at the concert.
她在音乐会上用羽管键琴演奏了一首巴赫的曲子。
The museum displays a beautifully decorated harpsichord from the 18th century.
博物馆展示了一台18世纪装饰精美的羽管键琴。
These harpsichords are tuned before every early-music performance.
这些羽管键琴在每次早期音乐演出前都会调音。
表示演奏乐器时，乐器名称前通常要加 the。
She plays the harpsichord beautifully.
她羽管键琴弹得很美。
强调演奏所用的乐器媒介时，用 on the harpsichord。
He performed a Bach suite on the harpsichord.
他在羽管键琴上演奏了一首巴赫组曲。
在为某件乐器创作的曲名中常用 for，通常不加 the。
The composer wrote a set of variations for harpsichord.
这位作曲家为羽管键琴写了一套变奏曲。
Not this
She plays harpsichord in the school concert.
Use this
She plays the harpsichord in the school concert.
英语中谈论演奏乐器时，乐器名称前通常要加定冠词 the，而汉语没有冠词，学习者容易漏掉。加上 the 后句子才正确自然。
Not this
He bought an old harpsicord at the auction.
Use this
He bought an old harpsichord at the auction.
harpsichord 的正确拼写是 h-a-r-p-s-i-c-h-o-r-d，其中 c 后面有 h；harpsicord 是常见拼写错误，缺少了这个 h。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
弹奏羽管键琴
She learned to play the harpsichord at a young age.
她从小学习弹奏羽管键琴。
羽管键琴音乐
The concert featured baroque harpsichord music.
音乐会以巴洛克羽管键琴音乐为特色。
羽管键琴协奏曲
He performed a Bach harpsichord concerto.
他演奏了一首巴赫的羽管键琴协奏曲。
羽管键琴的琴弦
The harpsichord strings are plucked rather than struck.
羽管键琴的琴弦是拨奏而非敲击的。
羽管键琴曲目
The festival explored the harpsichord repertoire of the seventeenth century.
音乐节探索了十七世纪的羽管键琴曲目。
羽管键琴是一架感冒的钢琴。
This witticism, often attributed to the English conductor Sir Thomas Beecham, pokes fun at the harpsichord's bright, plucked, nasal sound compared with that of a modern piano.
这句俏皮话通常被认为是英国指挥家托马斯·比彻姆爵士说的，用来调侃羽管键琴相比现代钢琴那种明亮、拨弦、略带鼻音的音色。
Use harpsichord naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
harpsichord 里有 harp（竖琴）和 chord（和弦）：想象竖琴的拨弦声音，却要坐在键盘前弹奏。
语域：neutral 常见场景：古典音乐、音乐史、乐器介绍 该词属于标准中性用语，多用于音乐、博物馆或教学等较正式场合，日常口语中相对少见。
与 harpsichord 末尾 /kɔrd/ 真正押韵的是 chord、cord、lord、accord。注意 record 作名词时读 /ˈrɛkərd/，末尾是 /kərd/，不押韵；harp 只与 harpsichord 开头的 /hɑrp/ 相同，也不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.