carillon

n. 钟琴；钟乐；钟乐器

n. (Carillon)人名；(法)卡里永

中文词源

carillon 大钟

本义为四，词源同cadre, four, quarter, 指四件套一组的编钟。-on, 大词后缀。

carillon: carillon: see quarter
carillon (n.): 1775, from French carillon, which, according to French sources, is from Old French carignon "set of four bells," an alteration of quarregon, from Vulgar Latin *quadrinionem, from Latin quaternionem "set of four," from quater "four times," from PIE *kwetrus, from root *kwetwer- "four" (see four).

carillon：cari－carry，llon－联。架子上carry着联在一起的大大小小的钟（大家都见过编钟的样子吧）——编钟，钟琴。

1. The note produced by a carillon depends on the length of the bar that is hit.: 钟琴奏出的音调取决于受敲击的那块金属片的长度。