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sistrum

/sis-truhm/US // ˈsɪs trəm //UK // (ˈsɪstrəm) //

矿区,矿场,矿床,矿工

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural sis·trums, sis·tra [sis-truh]. /ˈsɪs trə/.

    • : an ancient Egyptian percussion instrument consisting of a looped metal frame set in a handle and fitted with loose crossbars that rattle when shaken.

Examples

  • We see here very distinctly the design of the egg- and sistrum- shaped bodies.

  • Her blue eyes, filled with tears, were fixed on the sistrum which her weak, emaciated hands had hardly strength to hold.

  • Tachot seemed to notice this, for she raised her eyes from the sistrum and looked kindly and gratefully at the crowd.

  • Sistrum, sis′trum, n. a form of rattle used in ancient Egypt in connection with the worship of Isis.

  • Whole nights were spent sitting in the temple amid the rattling of the sistrum.