I had learned in my youth to play a little upon the spinet.
我在年轻时就学会了弹奏小提琴。
处女地(上)
In a corner of the room there stood a little spinet, which not one of them had noticed before.
在房间的一个角落里放着一个小尖晶石, 他们之前没有人注意到过。
格列佛游记(原版)
Before the spinet a bench was placed, about four feet below the keys, and I was put upon the bench.
在斯皮内特琴之前放了一张长凳,大约在琴键下方四英尺处,我被放在了长凳上。
格列佛游记(原版)
Glumdalclitch kept one in her chamber, and a master attended twice a-week to teach her: I called it a spinet, because it somewhat resembled that instrument, and was played upon in the same manner.