"鋼琴,一種打擊樂器,通過鍵盤控制錘子敲擊拉緊的弦產生音調,"1803年,源自法語 piano(18世紀),意大利語 piano,縮寫形式爲 pianoforte(詳見)。
Essentially, the pianoforte is a large dulcimer with a keyboard ; but historically it replaced the clavichord and harpsichord, which were keyboard-instruments more akin to the harp than to the dulcimer. [Century Dictionary]
本質上,鋼琴是一種帶鍵盤的大型洋琴; 但從歷史上看,它取代了鍵盤樂器,如鍵盤式古鋼琴和鍵盤式豎琴,它們更類似於豎琴而不是洋琴。[世紀詞典]
Piano wire “用於鋼琴絃的一種強鋼絲”,可追溯至1831年。Piano-case “包裹鋼琴機械的木盒”於1844年出現。