embouchure

embouchure
[ˌɒmbʊˈʃʊə]
noun
  1. (Music)the way in which a player applies the mouth to the mouthpiece of a brass or wind instrument
    (乐)吹奏铜管乐器时的口形
    ■the mouthpiece of a flute or a similar instrument
    (长笛等管乐器的)吹口
  2. (archaic)the mouth of a river or valley
    (古)河口;溪谷口
语源
  1. mid 18th cent.: French, from s'emboucher 'discharge itself by the mouth', from emboucher 'put in or to the mouth', from em- 'into' + bouche 'mouth'
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