hurdy-gurdy

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈhɜː.diˌɡɜː.di/|/ˌhɜː.diˈɡɜː.di/    美 /ˈhɝː.diˌɡɝː.di/|/ˌhɝː.diˈɡɝː.di/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A stringed instrument that produces a droning sound by turning a handle that connects to a wheel that rubs against a rosined string, with a keyboard also used to alter the pitch of the string.
  2. Synonym of street organ, often considered a misnomer.
    — He flung open the door, and found there only a ragged boy with a hurdy-gurdy on his back.
  3. A water wheel with radial buckets, driven by the impact of a jet. California,US
  4. A winch, a windlass.
    — A pair of oars, a small mast and sail, pen boards to contain the fish, a bailer, a water jar, a bait knife, a compass, a small wooden winch called a hurdy gurdy, a fish gaff, and the tubs, trawls, floats, and anchors used to set gear was all that was required to equip it.
形容词 adj.
  1. Sounding like the Swedish language. humorous,not-comparable
    — “You mean when she read that God-awful poem in her hurdy-gurdy Swedish chef accent?

词形变化

hurdy-gurdies plural

词汇关系

衍生词
hurdy-gurdyist

词源

词源 1
Probably onomatopoeic in imitation of the sound produced by the stringed instrument. Compare obsolete hirdy-girdy (“an uproar; noise”). Attested from the 1740s.
词源 2
Probably onomatopoeic in imitation of the sound produced by the stringed instrument. Compare obsolete hirdy-girdy (“an uproar; noise”). Attested from the 1740s.
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