• n. 長笛
• vt. 用長笛吹奏
• vi. 吹長笛

詞源不確定。可能為擬聲詞或來自輔音叢bl, fl, 吹，鼓起，詞源同blow, flatulent. 用來指一種木管樂器。

flute

flute: [14] Proven?al flaut was probably the original source of flute, and it reached English via Old French floute or floite. Where flaut came from, however, is another matter, and a much disputed one. Some etymologists claim that it is ultimately simply an imitation of a high-pitched sound, its initial consonant cluster perhaps provided by Proven?al flajol ‘small flute or whistle’ (source of English flageolet [17], but itself of unknown origin) and Latin flāre ‘blow’; others suggest a specific blend of flajol with Proven?al laut, source of English lute.

The sense ‘groove’ developed in English in the 17th century, from a comparison with the long thin shape of the instrument. Related forms in English include flautist [19], whose immediate source, Italian flautisto, preserves the au diphthong of the Proven?al source word flaut (American English prefers the older, native English formation flutist [17]); and perhaps flout [16], which may come from Dutch fluiten ‘play the flute’, hence ‘whistle at, mock’.
=> flout

flute (n.)

early 14c., from Old French flaut, flaute (musical) "flute" (12c.), from Old Proven?al flaut, which is of uncertain origin; perhaps imitative or from Latin flare "to blow" (see blow (v.1)); perhaps influenced by Proven?al laut "lute." The other Germanic words (such as German fl?te) are likewise borrowings from French.

Ancient flutes were direct, blown straight through a mouthpiece but held away from the player's mouth; the modern transverse or German flute developed 18c. The older style then sometimes were called fl?te-a-bec (French, literally "flute with a beak"). The modern design and key system of the concert flute were perfected 1834 by Theobald Boehm. The architectural sense of "furrow in a pillar" (1650s) is from fancied resemblance to the inside of a flute split down the middle. Meaning "tall, slender wine glass" is from 1640s.

flute (v.)

late 14c., "to play upon the flute," from flute (n.). Meaning "to make (architectural) flutes" is from 1570s. Related: Fluted; fluting.

1. Some of the instrumentation is exquisite, particularly for harp and flute.

有些器樂段落譜寫得非常優美，尤其是豎琴和長笛的部分。

來自柯林斯例句

2. a concerto for flute and harp

長笛與豎琴協奏曲

來自《權威詞典》

3. She plays the flute in the school orchestra.

她在校管弦樂隊里吹長笛。

來自《權威詞典》

4. There is an extensive repertoire of music written for the flute.

有很多供長笛演奏的曲目.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

5. He took out his flute, and blew at it.

他拿出笛子吹了起來.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》