
好词典

源自中古英语 'fitheler',与古英语 'fithele'(小提琴)相关,最终可能源自拉丁语 'vitula'(弦乐器)。
❶ 指演奏小提琴的人,尤指非专业或娱乐性质的演奏者。常用于形容乡村或传统音乐中的小提琴手。
“The old fiddler played a lively tune at the village fair.”
(那位老提琴手在乡村集市上演奏了一首欢快的曲子。)
“She learned to be a fiddler by practicing every evening.”
(她通过每天晚上练习成为了一名小提琴手。)
❶ 俚语中指爱摆弄或修理小物件的人,常带有做事不认真或效率低的意味。
“Stop being such a fiddler and get the job done properly!”
(别这么磨蹭了,把工作好好完成!)
“He's always been a fiddler with mechanical things.”
(他一向喜欢摆弄机械类的东西。)
fiddler on the roof — 源自同名音乐剧,比喻在危险或不稳定处境中仍保持乐观的人。
“Like a fiddler on the roof, he maintained hope during the difficult times.”
(就像屋顶上的提琴手一样,他在困难时期仍保持着希望。)
fiddler crab — 招潮蟹,一种雄性有一只特别大螯的小型螃蟹,因挥动大螯的动作类似拉小提琴而得名。
“We saw hundreds of fiddler crabs scurrying across the mudflats.”
(我们看到数百只招潮蟹在泥滩上匆匆爬行。)