英语词汇ukulele的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	ukulele
词源	ukulele. Ukulele is the Hawaiian word for “flea.” Apparently, it was transferred to the musical instrument that the Portu- guese brought to Hawaii in 1879, either because one’s fingers hop like fleas from string to string when playing the instru- ment, or because British army officer Edward Purvis, a member of King Kalakaua’s court, nicknamed “the flea” because of his small stature, was a skilled ukulele player who helped make the instrument popular in Hawaii.
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