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virginal
/ˈvəːdʒinl/
noun
维吉纳琴;小型羽管键琴
a musical instrument in the harpsichord family
- 1.
A musical instrument in the harpsichord family.
大键琴家族的一种乐器
大键琴家族的一种乐器
In use
She practiced the virginal every evening in the quiet parlor.
The museum displays a beautifully painted virginal from the sixteenth century.
In the concert, the musician played a short piece on the virginal.
Connections
Collocations
- play the virginal
- 演奏维吉纳琴
- She learned to play the virginal as a child.她小时候学会了演奏维吉纳琴。
- virginal music
- 维吉纳琴音乐
- The concert featured English virginal music from the 16th century.音乐会演奏了16世纪英国维吉纳琴音乐。
- virginal player
- 维吉纳琴演奏者
- He is known as one of the finest virginal players of his generation.他被认为是同代人中最优秀的维吉纳琴演奏者之一。
- virginal repertoire
- 维吉纳琴曲目
- The course explores the virginal repertoire of Elizabethan England.这门课程探讨伊丽莎白时代英国的维吉纳琴曲目。
- virginal pieces
- 维吉纳琴乐曲
- These virginal pieces were copied into a manuscript around 1620.这些维吉纳琴乐曲约在1620年被抄入一份手稿。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
virginal 里有 virgin,但别记成‘少女’——它是一台像小羽管键琴的乐器,想象少女端坐弹琴。
Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:music history、early music performance、museum exhibits 该词作名词时指一种文艺复兴至巴洛克时期使用的小型羽管键琴,属于音乐史和古乐器领域的专业术语,通常出现在音乐史论述、早期音乐演奏介绍或博物馆展品说明等较正式的语境,日常口语中很少使用。
Grammar Note
可数名词,指一种16至17世纪时(通常由女性演奏)的无腿矩形羽管键琴。
Pronunciation & Spelling
无完全押韵词。拼写相似的 original、marginal、germinal、criminal、cardinal 发音均与 virginal 不同,尤其是重读元音和尾音部位不同;请勿因拼写结尾相同而误判押韵。
Learn the forms together
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