psalter

英語

詞源

源自中古英語 sauter，psauter，源自古法語 sautier, psaltier ← 拉丁語 psalterium (“一種類似魯特琴的弦樂器”)，源自古希臘語 ψαλτήριον (psaltḗrion, “豎琴”)。

發音

• 國際音標^(幫助): /ˈsɔːltə(ɹ)/
• 韻部：-ɔːltə(ɹ)
• 同音詞：salter

名詞

psalter (複數 psalters)

1. 聖詠經
2. 〈旧／罕〉 薩泰里琴（psaltery）
   • 1635, John Cousturier, The second tome of the Holie Bible, Psalm 32:2, page 66:

     Confesse ye to our Lord on the harpe: on a psalter of ten strings sing to him.

   • 1849, Sir John Graham Dalyell, Musical Memoirs of Scotland, T. Constable, page 206:

     Perhaps the viol d'amour underwent several modifications, as its name was changed to psalter in the belief of its being the ancient instrument so denominated, which is quite different, according to most authorities — not belonging to the fidicinal tribe.

   • 1875, Edward H. Knight, Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary, J. B. Ford and Company, page 1499:

     Some have supposed that the psalter was not in fact an instrument, but that the term was applied merely to harmony produced by the voice in conjunction with instruments.

相關詞彙

• psaltery

異序詞

• Alperts, Plaster, Platers, palster, palters, persalt, plaster, plastre, platers, stapler