castanet
['kæstə,nɛt]
- n. 响板（用硬木或象牙制成）
- n. (Castanet)人名；(法)卡斯塔内
词态变化
复数: castanets;
英文词源
- castanet
- castanet: [17] Castanets were originally named in Spanish from their resemblance to the shells of chestnuts, Spanish castañeta being a diminutive form of castaña ‘chestnut’, from Latin castanea (itself the ultimate source of English chestnut). Another name for them in 17th-century English was knackers: ‘Castinettas: knackers of the form of chestnuts, used to this day by the Spaniards in their dances’, Robert Stapylton, Juvenal’s sixteen satires 1647.
=> chestnut - castanet (n.)
- usually castanets, 1640s, from French castagnette or directly from Spanish castañeta diminutive of castaña "chestnut," from Latin castanea (see chestnut).
双语例句
- 1. Castanet's next version promises additional security, with password access and encryption.
- 下一版本的Castanet将通过口令访问和加密增加安全性.
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