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单词 harmonium
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Definition of harmonium in English:

harmonium

noun hɑːˈməʊnɪəmhɑrˈmoʊniəm
  • A keyboard instrument in which the notes are produced by air driven through metal reeds by foot-operated bellows.

    簧风琴

    Example sentencesExamples
    • His music, instead of advancing, regressed; the songs became strangely lethargic; they featured a pumping harmonium but very little harmony.
    • Many of the pieces contain that strange instrument, the harmonium - so unfashionable now, but an item in many well-to-do 19 th-century homes.
    • Ms Joy Dhammapala plays piano and harmonium, keyboard music in the western and Sri Lankan traditions.
    • In a good way, the harmonium sounds like a French accordion managing to sound bitter, sweet and wry at the same time.
    • They include the drums, guitar, bass, keyboards, as well as many of the less traditional instruments such as block flute, harmonium and flugelhorn.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from French, from Latin harmonia (see harmony) or Greek harmonios 'harmonious'.

Rhymes

ammonium, euphonium, pandemonium, pelargonium, plutonium, polonium, zirconium

Definition of harmonium in US English:

harmonium

nounhɑrˈmoʊniəmhärˈmōnēəm
  • A keyboard instrument in which the notes are produced by air driven through metal reeds by foot-operated bellows.

    簧风琴

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Many of the pieces contain that strange instrument, the harmonium - so unfashionable now, but an item in many well-to-do 19 th-century homes.
    • In a good way, the harmonium sounds like a French accordion managing to sound bitter, sweet and wry at the same time.
    • Ms Joy Dhammapala plays piano and harmonium, keyboard music in the western and Sri Lankan traditions.
    • His music, instead of advancing, regressed; the songs became strangely lethargic; they featured a pumping harmonium but very little harmony.
    • They include the drums, guitar, bass, keyboards, as well as many of the less traditional instruments such as block flute, harmonium and flugelhorn.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from French, from Latin harmonia (see harmony) or Greek harmonios ‘harmonious’.

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