piano(ピアノ)
要点ピアノ
意味
- ピアノ
- (楽音で)弱音の
- 弱く(《略》p.)
例文
She practiced playing the piano again and again.
彼女は何度もピアノを弾く練習をした。
My father plays the piano and so does my mother.
父はピアノを弾きます。母も弾きます。
She's meant to practice the piano for two hours.
彼女はピアノを二時間練習しなければならなかった。
語源
英語の原文(Wiktionary)
Clipping of pianoforte, from Italian pianoforte, from piano (“soft”) + forte (“strong”). So named because it could produce a wide range of varied volumes note-by-note, in contrast to older keyboard instruments, notably the harpsichord. Doublet of llano, plain, plane, and plan.