🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

打击乐的

Pronunciation / Transliteration: dǎ jī yuè de

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Percussive/pərˈkʌsɪv/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这首曲子有很强的打击乐节奏。"

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to or produced by striking, hitting, or impacting one object against another, especially to produce a sharp sound.

    "The rhythmic, percussive beat of the drums echoed through the amphitheater."
  2. 2

    In medicine, relating to percussion, the striking of a part of the body as a diagnostic technique.

    "The physician performed a percussive examination of the patient's thorax to check for fluid buildup."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'percussus', the past participle of 'percutere', meaning 'to strike hard' or 'beat', composed of 'per-' (thoroughly) and 'quatere' (to shake). Entering English in the late 19th century, it initially related to medical percussion techniques before expanding into musical and mechanical terminology.

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