stringed musical instrument, late 13c., from Old French lut, leut, from Old Provençal laut, from Arabic al-'ud, the Arabian lute, literally "the wood" (source of Spanish laud, Portuguese alaude, Italian liuto), where al is the definite article. A player is a lutist (1620s) or a lutanist (c. 1600, from Medieval Latin hybrid lutanista).
双语例句
1. He idly plucked the strings of the lute.
他漫不经心地拨弄着鲁特琴的琴弦.
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2. He knows how to play the Chinese lute.
他会弹琵琶.
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3. Sweet music was being played on the lute.
琴韵悠扬.
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4. Ah! You can make that lute discourse, I perceive.
