"tenor violin," 1797, from Italian viola, from Old Provençal viola, from Medieval Latin vitula "stringed instrument," perhaps from Vitula, Roman goddess of joy (see fiddle), or from related Latin verb vitulari "to exult, be joyful." Viola da gamba "bass viol" (1724) is from Italian, literally "a viola for the leg" (i.e. to hold between the legs).
Viola
fem. proper name, from Latin viola "the violet" (see violet).
权威例句
1. A solitary viola plucks a lonely, soft F sharp.
一把中提琴独自奏出了一个寂寞柔和的升F调。
2. She plays the violin, I mean the viola, really well.
她的小提琴, 我是指中提琴, 的确拉得很好.
3. The viola is a stringed instrument.
中提琴是一种弦乐器.
4. Viola returned to Orisono's palace, and related to her lord the ill success of the negotiation.
薇奥拉回到奥西诺的宫殿里去, 向主人报告她没有交涉成功.
5. I was wondering: Do you still have my music school viola there?