pizzicato

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piz·zi·ca·to /ˌpɪtsɪˈkɑːtəʊ $ -toʊ/ noun [uncountable]  APMmusical notes played by pulling on the strings of an instrument 拨奏的音[乐段] —pizzicato adverb, adjective

Examples from the Corpus

pizzicato• An inspired pizzicato movement showed the Philharmonic strings off to fine advantage.• There is one section in which the organ tunnels the very depths of its range while basses and cellos played pizzicato above.• The quaver would be far too quick for the pizzicato, especially in chord work like this.• Harp chords add great resonance to pizzicato strings.Origin pizzicato (1800-1900) Italian past participle of pizzicare “to pluck”

piz·zi·ca·to nounChineseSyllable  

by the played Corpus strings pulling musical notes on

pizzicato
piz‧zi‧ca‧to /ˌpɪtsɪˈkɑːtəʊ $ -toʊ/ noun [uncountable]musical notes played by pulling on the strings of an instrument
—pizzicato adverb, adjective

pizzi·catoBrE /ˌpɪtsɪˈkɑːtəʊ/ 🔊NAmE /ˌpɪtsɪˈkɑːtoʊ/ 🔊 adjective, adverb (music 音乐, from Italian) played using the fingers instead of a bow2 (3) to pull at the strings of a musical instrument such as a violin 弹拨的（地）；拨奏的（地）