单词 |
phorminx |
释义 |
‖ phorminx|ˈfɔːmɪŋks| [mod.L., a. Gr. ϕόρµιγξ.] A stringed instrument of the harp class; a kind of cithara or lyre used by the ancient Greeks as an accompaniment to the voice.
1776Burney Hist. Mus. I. 344 The cithara may in ancient times have been thought inferior to the phorminx, as the modern guitar is esteemed at present a trivial and effeminate instrument, when compared with the double harp. 1856Mrs. Browning Aur. Leigh i. 979 We beat the phorminx till we hurt our thumbs. |

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