basset horn
noun
- an alto clarinet in F, typically with a bent mouthpiece and upturned bell巴赛特单簧管。
词源
mid 19th cent.: from German， translation of French cor de bassette, from Italian corno di bassetto, from corno 'horn' + di 'of'+ bassetto （diminutive of basso 'low'， from Latin bassus 'short'）.