banjo
/ˈbændʒəʊ/noun
(pl. -os 或-oes)
1- a stringed instrument of the guitar family, with an open-backed soundbox of vellum (or plastic) stretched over a round hoop, typically of wood. It is used especially in jazz and American folk music.班卓琴（似吉他, 有羊皮纸或塑料包覆的共鸣箱, 多用于演奏爵士乐和美国民乐）。
1.1
- an object resembling this in shape班卓琴形物品：
as modifier a banjo clock.班卓琴形闹钟。
1.2
- Austral./NZ a shovel〈澳/新西兰〉铲子。
派生词
banjoist
noun词源
mid 18th cent.: originally a black American alteration of bandore （see BANDORA）.