(pl.-os)
- a large keyboard musical instrument with a wooden case enclosing a soundboard and metal strings, which are struck by hammers when the keys are depressed. The strings' vibration is stopped by dampers when the keys are released and can be regulated for length and volume by two or three pedals.钢琴。
词源
early 19th cent.: from Italian, abbreviation of pianoforte.
Music 【乐】
- (especially as a direction) soft or softly（尤作演奏演唱指示） 轻柔的（地）
(pl. pianos 或piani /-nɪ/)
- a passage performed or marked to be performed softly轻柔演奏（或演唱）的乐段; 标记为轻柔演奏（或演唱）的乐段。
词源
Italian, literally 'soft'.