contrabass
adjective /ˈkɒntrəbeɪs/
/ˈkɑːntrəbeɪs/
- (of a musical instrument
) with a range of notes one octave below that of a bass instrument乐器 低音提琴:音符范围比低音乐器低八度 - a contrabass clarinet
倍低音单簧管。
词源late 18th cent.: from Italian contrabasso, from contra- ‘pitched an octave below’ + basso, from Latin basis ‘base, pedestal’, from Greek. - a contrabass clarinet