a musical instrument resembling a lute, having paired metal strings plucked with a plectrum. It has a characteristic tremolo when sustaining long notes 曼陀林
(亦作 mandoline)a kitchen utensil consisting of a flat frame with adjustable cutting blades for slicing vegetables 可调蔬菜刨刀
派生 mandolinist noun 语源
early 18th cent.: from French mandoline, from Italian mandolino, diminutive of mandola (see mandola)