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fiddler

UK //ˈfɪd.lər//US //ˈfɪd.lɚ//

词源

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)。

noun

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。)

同义词:violinist, musician, tinkerer, dabbler

常见短语

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。)