violin

Compared meaning: a wooden stringed instrument played with a bow (noun).

比较义项：小提琴（一种用弓拉奏的木制弦乐器）（名词）。

• violin 本词

  The neutral, formal term for the instrument, used in classical, orchestral, and academic contexts; it is the technically correct name.

  violin 是这件乐器中性、正式的说法，用于古典音乐、管弦乐队和学术场合，是技术上规范的名称。

  She studies violin at the conservatory and performs in classical concerts.

  她在音乐学院学习小提琴（violin），并参加古典音乐会演出。

• fiddle

  An informal, folksy term for the same instrument, typically used for folk, country, or bluegrass music and playing style.

  fiddle 是同一乐器的非正式、乡土说法，通常用于民谣、乡村音乐或蓝草音乐等场合和演奏风格。

  At the barn dance, an old man played the fiddle for hours.

  在谷仓舞会上，一位老人拉了好几个小时的小提琴（fiddle）。

Violin and fiddle name the same instrument. Violin is the neutral, formal term, used in classical and orchestral music. Fiddle is informal and folksy, used for folk, country, or bluegrass music. Fiddle can also be a verb meaning to play with something; not compared here.

violin 和 fiddle 指的是同一件乐器，但语域和使用场合不同：violin 是中性、正式的说法，fiddle 则是口语化、乡土气息更浓的说法。fiddle 另有“摆弄、瞎弄”的动词义（如 fiddle with），这里不作比较。