plectrum
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++plec·trum /ˈplektrəm/ noun [countable] especially British English APMa small thin piece of plastic, metal, or wood that you use for playing some musical instruments with strings, such as a guitar 〔吉他等弦乐器用的〕拨片,拨子 SYN pick
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plectrum• No one seemed to want to serve me so I walked out and went home without so much as a plectrum!• I don't use a plectrum.• There are also chapters on promotional picks, and plectrums customized and specially designed for thumb and finger.• We see his urgency edge lower, the plectrum peck ... Tropical humours!Origin plectrum (1600-1700) Latin Greek plektron, from plessein “to hit”plec·trum nounChineseSyllable
plastic, thin small metal, wood of Corpus piece a or
plectrum
plec‧trum /ˈplektrəm/
noun [countable] especially British English
SYN pick
plec‧trum /ˈplektrəm/
noun [countable] especially British English Date: 1600-1700
Language: Latin
Origin: Greek plektron, from plessein 'to hit'
a small thin piece of plastic, metal, or wood that you use for playing some musical instruments with strings, such as a guitar Language: Latin
Origin: Greek plektron, from plessein 'to hit'
SYN pick