percussion

percussion
noun
[mass noun]
  1. musical instruments played by striking with the hand or with a hand-held or pedal-operated stick or beater, or by shaking, including drums, cymbals, xylophones, gongs, bells, and rattles[as modifier]
    打击乐器
    percussion instruments.
    打击乐器。
    the percussion section.
    打击乐器组。
  2. the striking of one solid object with or against another with some degree of force
    敲击,叩击;撞击
    the clattering percussion of objects striking the walls and the shutters.
    物体敲击墙壁和百叶窗所发出的咔嗒声。
    ■(Medicine)the action of tapping a part of the body as part of a diagnosis
    (医)叩诊
    the chest sounded dull on percussion.
    叩诊胸部时声音听起来有点闷。
派生
percussionist
noun
  1. (in sense 1)
    (义项1)
percussive
adjective
percussiveness
noun
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Latin percussio(n-), from the verb percutere 'to strike forcibly' (see percuss)
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