metronome的词源

英文词源

metronome (n.)

mechanical musical time-keeper, 1815, coined in English from comb. form of Greek metron "measure" (see meter (n.2)) + -nomos "regulating," verbal adjective of nemein "to regulate" (see numismatic). The device invented 1815 by Johann Maelzel (1772-1838), German civil engineer and showman. Related: Metronomic.

中文词源

metronome：节拍器

来自希腊语metron,测量，词源同meter,measure,nemein,管理，分配，词源同number,economy.用于指一种音乐节拍管理装置。

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