carillon

英 ['kærɪljən; -lɒn; kə'rɪljən] 美 ['kærə'lɑn]
  • n. 钟琴;钟乐;钟乐器
  • n. (Carillon)人名;(法)卡里永
GRE
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carillon:cari-carry,llon-联。架子上carry着联在一起的大大小小的钟(大家都见过编钟的样子吧)——编钟,钟琴。
carillon 大钟

本义为四,词源同cadre, four, quarter, 指四件套一组的编钟。-on, 大词后缀。

carillon
carillon: see quarter
carillon (n.)
1775, from French carillon, which, according to French sources, is from Old French carignon "set of four bells," an alteration of quarregon, from Vulgar Latin *quadrinionem, from Latin quaternionem "set of four," from quater "four times," from PIE *kwetrus, from root *kwetwer- "four" (see four).
1. The note produced by a carillon depends on the length of the bar that is hit.
钟琴奏出的音调取决于受敲击的那块金属片的长度。

来自辞典例句

2. To play a carillon.
演奏排钟(或钟琴)

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