viol
/ˈvaɪəl/noun
- a musical instrument of the Renaissance and baroque periods, typically six-stringed, held vertically and played with a bow维奥尔琴（尤指竖立用弓拉的文艺复兴及巴罗克时期的六弦的琴）。
词源
late 15th cent. （originally denoting a violin-like instrument）： from Old French viele, from Provençal viola; probably related to FIDDLE.