lyra

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The middle portion of the ventral surface of the fornix of the brain. dated
    — The vessels of the brain generally are often distended and gorged with blood, the lyra especially being fully injected.
  2. A vertically suspended hoop used in acrobatic performances.
  3. A bowed string musical instrument used in the Byzantine Empire.
    — A Persian scholar of the early tenth century, lbn Khurradadhbih, reported the lyra to be in widespread use throughout the empire, along with organs and bagpipes.
  4. A bowed instrument used in folk music in Crete, Greece.
    — According to the Greek musicologist Fivos Anoyanakis, the piriform lyras of Crete have, at various times throughout history, been produced in different sizes and styles.

词形变化

lyras plural lyras plural lira alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
lyra viol

词源

词源 1
So called from the arrangement of the lines with which it is marked in the human brain.
词源 2
From Ancient Greek λῠ́ρᾱ (lŭ́rā) or Modern Greek λύρα (lýra). Doublet of lira, Lyra, and lyre.
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