English Dictionary

lyre

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈlaɪ.ə/

名詞

廃用

An ancient stringed musical instrument (a yoke lute chordophone) of Greek origin, consisting of two arms extending from a body to a crossbar (a yoke), and strings, parallel to the soundboard, connecting the body to the yoke.

日本語の意味

古代の弦楽器。ギリシャに起源を持ち、胴体から伸びる二本の腕と、横架子（ヨーク）に連なる弦で構成される。

Under the olive tree, the bard gently plucked his lyre and sang of distant seas.

オリーブの木の下で、吟遊詩人は古代ギリシャ起源の竪琴を優しく爪弾き、遠い海について歌った。

意味（1）

An ancient stringed musical instrument (a yoke lute chordophone) of Greek origin, consisting of two arms extending from a body to a crossbar (a yoke), and strings, parallel to the soundboard, connecting the body to the yoke.

意味（2）

Any instrument of the same musicological classification; any yoke lute.

意味（3）

A lyre-shaped sheet music holder that attaches to a wind instrument when a music stand is impractical.

意味（4）

(obsolete) A composer of lyric poetry.

lyres （ plural ）