timpani: [16] Timpani was borrowed from Italian, where it is the plural of timpano ‘kettledrum’. This in turn went back via Latin tympanum ‘drum’ (source of English tympanum ‘ear-drum’ [17]) to Greek túmpanon ‘drum’, a close relative of the verb túptein ‘hit’. Part of the same word-family is timbre ‘sound-quality’ [19], whose French antecedent meant ‘bell hit with a hammer’. => timbre, tympanum
timpani (n.)
1876, plural of timpano (1740), from Italian timpani "drums," from Latin tympanum "drum" (see tympanum). Related: Timpanist.
双语例句
1. Percussionists are required to perform with snare drum, keyboard percussion and timpani.
敲击乐须能演奏小军鼓, 键盘敲击乐器及定音鼓.
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2. Lacking an indigenous alternative, the orchestra finds its timpani in timpani.
缺乏其原有的替代品, 乐团就直接用定音鼓了.
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3. The tender timpani of a baby robin heart.
和初生的知更鸟那轻柔的心跳声.
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4. Strings, bassoon, tuba, timpani and gran causa ( bass drum ) march along with moody determination.
