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oboe

UK //ˈəʊ.bəʊ//US //ˈoʊ.boʊ//

词源

源自法语 'hautbois'(字面意为'高音木管'),由 haut(高) + bois(木材)组成,17世纪进入英语后简化为 oboe。

noun

❶ 双簧管,一种木管乐器,通过两片芦苇制成的簧片振动发声,音色柔和而略带鼻音,常用于管弦乐队和室内乐。

“She has been playing the oboe since she was ten years old.”

(她从十岁起就开始演奏双簧管。)

“The oboe solo in the second movement was breathtaking.”

(第二乐章中的双簧管独奏令人叹为观止。)

同义词:hautboy, shawm

常见短语

oboe d'amore — 一种音域介于双簧管与英国管之间的乐器,音色比普通双簧管更柔和,常用于巴洛克音乐。

“Bach frequently used the oboe d'amore in his sacred cantatas.”

(巴赫经常在他的宗教康塔塔中使用柔音双簧管。)