a large musical instrument that consists of a board or box over which strings of different lengths are stretched. You play it with your fingers or with two small hammers. Topics Musicc2一种大型乐器,由一块木板或盒子组成,上面长有不同长度的琴弦。您可以用手指或两个小锤子弹奏。 Word Originlate 19th cent.: from Hungarian, from Italian cembalo, cimbalo, from Latin cymbalum, from Greek kumbalon, from kumbē ‘cup’.