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Harp German Blow English Harpa Dutch High Middle

单词 harp
音标 [hɑ:p]
解释 n.竪琴;v.喋喋不休地说或写
红宝书 【考】 horn : blow / harp : pluck(吹喇叭/拔竪琴)
字源 harp (n.)
Old English hearpe, from Proto-Germanic *harpon- (cognates: Old Saxon harpa "instrument of torture;" Old Norse harpa, Dutch harp, Old High German harpfa, German Harfe "harp") of uncertain origin. Late Latin harpa, source of words in some Romanic languages, is a borrowing from Germanic. Meaning "harmonica" is from 1887, short for mouth-harp. The harp seal (1784) is so called for the harp-shaped markings on its back.
harp (v.)
Old English hearpian; see harp (n.). Cognate with Middle Dutch, Dutch harpen, Middle High German harpfen, German harfen. Figurative sense of "talk overmuch" (about something) first recorded mid-15c., originally to harp upon one string. Related: Harped; harping.
不择手段背单词 n. 竪琴
【记】hard, p: harp一玩就是几个小时, P都hard了读: 害怕-你妈突然让你学harp, 你会感到很害怕想玩harp需要hard努力
【类】horn: blow = harp: pluck 吹喇叭 = 拔竪琴
趣味全助记 【记】音:画谱,划谱,划五线谱时,需要竪琴边找音边弹;happy 高兴,一高兴就想唱歌,用竪琴来伴奏;

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