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词汇 sistrum
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Definition of sistrum in English:

sistrum

nounPlural sistraˈsɪstrəmˈsɪstrəm
  • A musical instrument of ancient Egypt consisting of a metal frame with transverse metal rods which rattled when the instrument was shaken.

    叉铃

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Drums, sometimes very large, were important in Mesopotamian ritual, while the characteristic instrument of Egyptian ceremony was the sistrum or rattle.
    • The carved head that is on the handle of the sistrum, is Hathor, the goddess of music.
    • Deacons sing and accompany the song with drums and a sistrum as part of the mass.
    • Two students composed a synthesized soundtrack that combined world beat rhythms with the beat of the sacred sistrum on every thrust of the harpoon.

Origin

Late Middle English: via Latin from Greek seistron, from seiein 'to shake'.

Rhymes

Tristram

Definition of sistrum in US English:

sistrum

nounˈsistrəmˈsɪstrəm
  • A musical instrument of ancient Egypt consisting of a metal frame with transverse metal rods which rattled when the instrument was shaken.

    叉铃

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Two students composed a synthesized soundtrack that combined world beat rhythms with the beat of the sacred sistrum on every thrust of the harpoon.
    • The carved head that is on the handle of the sistrum, is Hathor, the goddess of music.
    • Drums, sometimes very large, were important in Mesopotamian ritual, while the characteristic instrument of Egyptian ceremony was the sistrum or rattle.
    • Deacons sing and accompany the song with drums and a sistrum as part of the mass.

Origin

Late Middle English: via Latin from Greek seistron, from seiein ‘to shake’.

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