play the viola
She has been playing the viola for ten years.
她拉中提琴已经十年了。
中提琴
堇菜属植物；紫罗兰；三色堇；中提琴手；中提琴演奏者；堇菜属；中提琴音栓；巴西十弦钢弦吉他
a stringed instrument of the violin family, slightly larger than a violin and tuned a fifth lower, with a deeper tone
堇菜属的开花植物,包括紫罗兰和三色堇
Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Viola, including the violets and pansies.
一种弦乐器,属于小提琴家族,比小提琴稍大,放在下巴下演奏,音调较低
A stringed instrument of the violin family, somewhat larger than a violin, played under the chin, and having a deeper tone.
堇菜属的众多植物之一
any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola
中提琴演奏者
A person who plays the viola.
温带地区的大型开花草本植物属
large genus of flowering herbs of temperate regions
具有类似音调的风琴音栓
An organ stop having a similar tone.
一种比小提琴稍大的弓弦乐器,调音比小提琴低五度
a bowed stringed instrument slightly larger than a violin, tuned a fifth lower
一种用于巴西民间音乐的十弦钢弦原声吉他
A 10-string steel-string acoustic guitar, used in Brazilian folk music.
贝林巴乌中最小的成员,用于卡波耶拉音乐
A berimbau viola, the smallest member of the berimbau used in capoeira music.
She has played the viola in the school orchestra for three years.
她在学校管弦乐队拉中提琴已有三年了。
用法提示：viola 作名词，指中提琴这种乐器。
My brother prefers the viola to the violin because its sound is warmer.
我哥哥更喜欢中提琴而不喜欢小提琴，因为它的音色更温暖。
用法提示：viola 作名词，作介词 to 的宾语，指中提琴。
The music store sells violas, violins, and cellos.
这家乐器店出售中提琴、小提琴和大提琴。
用法提示：violas 是 viola 的复数形式，作名词，指中提琴乐器。
She has been playing the viola for ten years.
她拉中提琴已经十年了。
He is a professional viola player in the orchestra.
他是管弦乐团里的专业中提琴手。
The viola solo was the highlight of the concert.
中提琴独奏是音乐会的亮点。
常用同义词，可互换指代多种堇菜属植物，但‘violet’特指蓝紫色品种，而‘viola’范围更广。
特指园艺杂交品种，常用于花园，与‘viola’（泛指）不完全等同。
非正式名称，指特定野生种，不宜用于所有viola场合。
grammar · medium
易错句子I play viola.
正确表达I play the viola.
中文学习者常忘记在乐器前加定冠词'the'。英语中演奏乐器通常要用'the'，而中文没有冠词概念，因此容易遗漏。改正后加上'the'符合语法习惯。
grammar · medium
易错句子I play the violin.
正确表达I play the viola.
中提琴（viola）与小提琴（violin）在形状和名称上相似，中文学习者容易混淆。根据语境应使用viola，改正后准确表达乐器类型。
演奏中提琴
She plays the viola in the school orchestra.
她在学校管弦乐队里演奏中提琴。
中提琴手
The viola player joined the quartet last year.
这位中提琴手去年加入了四重奏。
中提琴声部
The viola section played in harmony with the cellos.
中提琴声部与大提琴声部和谐演奏。
中提琴协奏曲
The orchestra performed a viola concerto.
管弦乐队演奏了一首中提琴协奏曲。
中提琴独奏
Her viola solo was praised by the conductor.
她的中提琴独奏受到指挥赞扬。
noun
noun
中提琴是管弦乐团弦乐组中的常规乐器。
中提琴与小提琴同属提琴家族，但体积略大、音域更低。
中提琴和大提琴常一起在弦乐组中演奏，形成不同声部。
中提琴属于弓弦乐器，常以strings统称这类乐器。
中提琴可作为独奏乐器演奏协奏曲，与乐队合作。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.