stringed musical instrument, late 13c., from Old French lut, leut, from Old Proven?al laut, from Arabic al-'ud, the Arabian lute, literally "the wood" (source of Spanish laud, Portuguese alaude, Italian liuto), where al is the definite article. A player is a lutist (1620s) or a lutanist (c. 1600, from Medieval Latin hybrid lutanista).
雙語例句
1. He idly plucked the strings of the lute.
他漫不經(jīng)心地?fù)芘斕厍俚那傧?
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. He knows how to play the Chinese lute.
他會彈琵琶.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
3. Sweet music was being played on the lute.
琴韻悠揚(yáng).
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
4. Ah! You can make that lute discourse, I perceive.