saxophone英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

A single-reed instrument musical instrument of the woodwind family, usually made of brass and with a distinctive loop bringing the bell upwards.

— I played the saxophone in high school.
Someone who plays the saxophone; a saxophonist.

— The saxophones typically sit behind the flutes in a concert band.

动词 v.

To play the saxophone.

词形变化

saxophones plural saxophones present,singular,third-person saxophoning participle,present saxophoned participle,past saxophoned past

词汇关系

衍生词

alto saxophone baritone saxophone bass saxophone contrabass saxophone jazzophone sax saxophonelike saxophonic saxophonist saxophony sopranino saxophone sopranissimo saxophone soprano saxophone soprillo saxophone subcontrabass saxophone tenor saxophone trumpophone

词源

词源 1

Borrowed from French saxophone, a combination of the surname of its inventor Adolphe Sax (1814–1894) + -o- + -phone (“something that makes a sound”), from Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound, voice”). The first element surname is a variant of the German Sachs (“Saxon”). Analyzable as Sax + -o- + -phone.

词源 2

Borrowed from French saxophone, a combination of the surname of its inventor Adolphe Sax (1814–1894) + -o- + -phone (“something that makes a sound”), from Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound, voice”). The first element surname is a variant of the German Sachs (“Saxon”). Analyzable as Sax + -o- + -phone.