banjo

banjo
(pl. -os -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)
    ■an object resembling this in shape
    班卓琴形物品
    [as modifier]a banjo clock.
    班卓琴形闹钟。
    ■(Austral./NZ)a shovel
    (澳/新西兰)铲子
派生
banjoist
noun
语源
  1. mid 18th cent.: originally a black American alteration of bandore (see bandora)
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