ピアノ
解説 Definition
piano は、ピアノという楽器を意味します。鍵盤を押して音を出す楽器を指し、日本語の「ピアノ」とほぼ同じ意味で使われます。
A piano is a large musical instrument with a keyboard that causes felt-covered hammers to strike strings when its keys are pressed. Players can vary the loudness of the notes through the force used on the keys.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
英語でも日本語と同じ楽器を指すが、演奏には通常「play the piano」と定冠詞 the を付ける。pianoforte の短縮形で、イタリア語 piano「弱く」と forte「強く」の対比が名前の核。鍵盤で弱音から強音まで表現できる楽器だと結び付けよう。
Remember piano through the standard expression play the piano, which normally includes the before the instrument in general statements. The name is shortened from Italian pianoforte: piano means “softly” and forte means “loudly.” This contrast describes the instrument’s important ability to produce both softer and louder notes according to how the keys are played. Picture a pianist pressing the keyboard with different amounts of force. A piano is a specific stringed keyboard instrument, whereas keyboard can also mean an electronic instrument or simply a set of keys.
例文
She plays the piano every day.
彼女は毎日ピアノを弾きます。
There is a piano in the music room.
音楽室にピアノがあります。
My brother wants a new piano.
私の兄は新しいピアノを欲しがっています。
piano の類義語・関連語
piano の語源・成り立ち Etymology
イタリア語 pianoforte の短縮形で、piano（弱く）＋ forte（強く）から成る。ラテン語 plānus（平らな→穏やかな）が語源。強弱を自在に表現できる楽器という意味。関連語：plain（平らな）、plane（平面）も同根。
Piano is a shortened form of Italian pianoforte, itself reduced from a longer name for the instrument. The components piano, “soft,” and forte, “strong or loud,” referred to its ability to produce different dynamic levels, unlike some earlier keyboard instruments. Italian piano ultimately comes from Latin planus, meaning “flat” or “even,” which also lies behind English words such as plain and plane.
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