per·cus·sion
noun/pəˈkʌʃn/
/pərˈkʌʃn/
- [uncountable] musical instruments that you play by hitting them with your hand or with a stick, for example drums
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打击乐器;敲击乐器 - percussion instruments
打击乐器 - on percussion The track features Joey Langton on percussion.
唱片的这段乐曲的打击乐部分是由乔伊 · 兰顿演奏的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- tuned
- untuned
- live
- …
- instrument
- player
- section
- …
- percussion instruments
- the percussion[singular](also percussion section [countable])the players of percussion instruments in an orchestra
compare brass, string, woodwind(管弦乐团的)打击乐器组 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- tuned
- untuned
- live
- …
- instrument
- player
- section
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin percussio(n-), from the verb percutere ‘to strike forcibly’, from per- ‘through’ + quatere ‘to shake, strike’.