percussion

打楽器

たたいたり振ったりして鳴らす楽器、またはそれを演奏する人たち。

やさしい英語で： Instruments played by hitting or shaking them, or the group of musicians who play them.

• She plays percussion in a band.
• The percussion section entered after the strings.
• This piece uses bells and other percussion.

よく使う表現： play percussion, percussion section, percussion instruments

打診

医師が体を軽くたたき、病気などを調べること。

やさしい英語で： Tapping a person’s body to help a doctor discover what is wrong.

• The doctor used percussion during the examination.
• Chest percussion helped her assess his lungs.
• He compared the sounds produced by percussion on each side.

よく使う表現： chest percussion, percussion of something

打撃

二つの物を打ち合わせて音を出すこと。

やさしい英語で： The production of sound by hitting two things together.

• Percussion produced a sharp sound.
• The demonstration used percussion rather than blowing.
• The percussion of two metal plates made a loud clang.

類義語： striking

よく使う表現： sound by percussion, percussion of something