Word · Frequency #40913
pianoforte
钢琴
a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
- 1.
a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
一种通过按键使锤子敲击调音弦发出声音的键盘乐器
一种通过按键使锤子敲击调音弦发出声音的键盘乐器
In use
She learned to play the pianoforte when she was a child.
The old music room contains a beautiful pianoforte from the nineteenth century.
He spent the whole afternoon practising the pianoforte for tomorrow's concert.
play the pianoforte
pianoforte 是钢琴的正式名称，现代英语多用 piano。
She learned to play the pianoforte at a young age.
她从小学习弹钢琴。
pianoforte concerto / sonata
用于指古典时期的钢琴作品。
Mozart composed many pianoforte concertos.
莫扎特创作了许多钢琴协奏曲。
on the pianoforte
pianoforte 曾特指18世纪的早期钢琴。
The piece sounds better on the pianoforte than on a modern piano.
这首曲子用古钢琴演奏比用现代钢琴更好听。
Common mistakes
She practices on her pianoforte every day.She practices on her piano every day.
在現代英語中，'piano' 是標準用詞，而 'pianoforte' 過於正式，僅用於歷史或正式場合。
He attended a pianoforte recital.He attended a piano recital.
描述音樂會時，通常使用 'piano' 而非 'pianoforte'，後者較為罕見且正式。
Connections
Confusing words
- fortepiano
- 早期钢琴（18世纪的钢琴） · 发音和拼写相似，但fortepiano特指18世纪的早期钢琴，而pianoforte泛指现代钢琴
Word family
- pianofortes
- 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.