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单词 pianoforte
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Definition of pianoforte in English:

pianoforte

noun pɪˌanəʊˈfɔːteɪpɪˌanəʊˈfɔːtipiˌænoʊˈfɔrteɪ
  • formal term for piano
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Won't you be a dear and practice the pianoforte for a bit while I show Lord William the lovely new begonias that the butler planted in his spare time?
    • Since their time, the pianoforte has been improved to a high degree of completion.
    • Artemesia moved to the pianoforte that was along one of the walls, and sat down on the bench, facing away from the instrument and towards Scott.
    • She went to a pianoforte and began to play a few keys.
    • After dinner Marianne is invited to play the pianoforte.
    • She plays the pianoforte and sings beautifully.
    • Her interest in teaching and music blossomed and she qualified with a music degree in pianoforte.
    • He is plagued by his poor relationship with his father who dragged him about Europe as a child performing pieces on cloth covered pianofortes from the age of 5 to his early teens.
    • All daughters were expected to learn the pianoforte - one of the few disciplines, along with sewing, embroidering and housekeeping, that society permitted them to pursue.
    • They chattered politely for a few minutes, and then Will cruelly suggested that Clara entertain them on the pianoforte.
    • There were competition classes for pianoforte, singing, elocution and dancing - tap, character, national and ballet.
    • Toy musical instruments, including French horns, trumpets, violins, pianofortes, flutes, and drums, numbered 17,622; small horses, horsemen, and soldiers, from drummers to lancers, over 3,000.
    • Lotte stood beside the pianoforte, staring at the carpet.
    • It seems she gardens, embroiders, paints, plays the pianoforte and sings.
    • She nodded towards the pianoforte, at Adam and Audrey, and smiled at him.
    • The room quieted then, as Cordelia stood and took her place beside the pianoforte, ‘Would anyone care to accompany me on the piano as I sing?’
    • The festival includes classes for choirs, vocal solos, duets, groups, pianoforte, strings, woodwind, guitar ensembles, composition, brass and keyboards.
    • Anna smiled and walked over to the pianoforte in the corner of the ballroom.
    • I no longer ride several times a day, instead I sit and practice my pianoforte and embroider.
    • Quickly standing up, Elizabeth moved towards the pianoforte.

Origin

Mid 18th century: from Italian, earlier piano e forte 'soft and loud', expressing the gradation in tone.

Rhymes

forty, haughty, naughty, rorty, shorty, sortie, sporty, UB40, warty

Definition of pianoforte in US English:

pianoforte

nounpiˌænoʊˈfɔrteɪpēˌanōˈfôrtā
  • formal term for piano
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Anna smiled and walked over to the pianoforte in the corner of the ballroom.
    • Won't you be a dear and practice the pianoforte for a bit while I show Lord William the lovely new begonias that the butler planted in his spare time?
    • The festival includes classes for choirs, vocal solos, duets, groups, pianoforte, strings, woodwind, guitar ensembles, composition, brass and keyboards.
    • Toy musical instruments, including French horns, trumpets, violins, pianofortes, flutes, and drums, numbered 17,622; small horses, horsemen, and soldiers, from drummers to lancers, over 3,000.
    • He is plagued by his poor relationship with his father who dragged him about Europe as a child performing pieces on cloth covered pianofortes from the age of 5 to his early teens.
    • It seems she gardens, embroiders, paints, plays the pianoforte and sings.
    • Quickly standing up, Elizabeth moved towards the pianoforte.
    • All daughters were expected to learn the pianoforte - one of the few disciplines, along with sewing, embroidering and housekeeping, that society permitted them to pursue.
    • After dinner Marianne is invited to play the pianoforte.
    • The room quieted then, as Cordelia stood and took her place beside the pianoforte, ‘Would anyone care to accompany me on the piano as I sing?’
    • Artemesia moved to the pianoforte that was along one of the walls, and sat down on the bench, facing away from the instrument and towards Scott.
    • She nodded towards the pianoforte, at Adam and Audrey, and smiled at him.
    • Since their time, the pianoforte has been improved to a high degree of completion.
    • I no longer ride several times a day, instead I sit and practice my pianoforte and embroider.
    • Her interest in teaching and music blossomed and she qualified with a music degree in pianoforte.
    • They chattered politely for a few minutes, and then Will cruelly suggested that Clara entertain them on the pianoforte.
    • There were competition classes for pianoforte, singing, elocution and dancing - tap, character, national and ballet.
    • Lotte stood beside the pianoforte, staring at the carpet.
    • She went to a pianoforte and began to play a few keys.
    • She plays the pianoforte and sings beautifully.

Origin

Mid 18th century: from Italian, earlier piano e forte ‘soft and loud’, expressing the gradation in tone.

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