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七弦琴,小豎琴

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Lyre \Lyre\, n. [OE. lire, OF. lyre, L. lyra, Gr. ?. Cf.
   {Lyra}.]
   1. (Mus.) A stringed instrument of music; a kind of harp much
      used by the ancients, as an accompaniment to poetry.

   Note: The lyre was the peculiar instrument of Apollo, the
         tutelary god of music and poetry. It gave name to the
         species of verse called lyric, to which it originally
         furnished an accompaniment

   2. (Astron.) One of the constellations; Lyra. See {Lyra}.

   {Lyre bat} (Zo["o]l.), a small bat ({Megaderma lyra}),
      inhabiting India and Ceylon. It is remarkable for the
      enormous size and curious shape of the nose membrane and
      ears.

   {Lyre turtle} (Zo["o]l.), the leatherback.

資料來源 : WordNet®

lyre
     n : a harp used by ancient Greeks for accompaniment