"piper" in Chinese (Simplified)
吹笛者风笛手
Definition
Piper 指吹奏管乐器的人,尤其是吹类似笛子的乐器或风笛的人。这个词常用于传统、民俗或历史语境中。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
在现代英语里,'piper' 最常指风笛手,尤其见于苏格兰或仪式场合。它也会出现在故事或固定表达中,如 'pay the piper',这时往往不是字面上的“乐手”意思。
Examples
The piper played at the village festival.
这位**风笛手**在村里的节日上演奏了。
A piper stood near the castle gate.
一位**吹笛者**站在城堡门口附近。
The old story is about a magic piper.
这个古老的故事讲的是一位神奇的**吹笛者**。
You could hear the piper long before the parade reached our street.
游行还没到我们这条街时,你就已经能听到那位**风笛手**了。
At the wedding, the piper led everyone into the hall.
婚礼上,那位**风笛手**带着大家走进了大厅。
If you ignore the problem now, you'll have to pay the piper later.
如果你现在不处理这个问题,之后就得向**吹笛者**付出代价。