kettledrum
英 ['ket(ə)ldrʌm]
美['kɛtldrʌm]
- n. 午后茶会；半球形铜鼓
英英释义
- 1. a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it
中文词源
kettledrum 定音鼓
kettle,水壶，drum,鼓。比喻用法。
英文词源
- kettledrum (n.)
- 1540s, from kettle + drum (n.).
词态变化
复数: kettledrums;