名词 (n.) 长号,一种铜管乐器,通过滑管的伸缩来改变音高,音色浑厚有力。
/trɒmˈbəʊn/ (英式) /trɑːmˈboʊn/ (美式)
The trombone player stood up and performed a beautiful solo during the jazz concert.
长号手站起来,在爵士音乐会上演奏了一段精彩的独奏。
She had been practicing the trombone for years before she was finally accepted into the city's prestigious symphony orchestra.
她练习长号多年,终于被这座城市著名的交响乐团录取。
trombone 源自意大利语,由 tromba(小号)加上增大后缀 -one 构成,字面意思是"大号的小号"。这个词在18世纪进入英语,反映了该乐器与小号的渊源关系——两者同属铜管乐器家族,但长号体积更大、音域更低。在此之前,英语中常用 sackbut 来指代类似的乐器。