"tenor violin," 1797, from Italian viola, from Old Proven?al 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).
例文
1. A solitary viola plucks a lonely,soft F sharp.
一本のビオラが一人で寂しく柔らかいリットルF調を奏でている。
2.She plays the violin,I mean the viola ,really well.
彼女のバイオリン、私はビオラを指して、確かによく弾けています。
3.The viola is a stringed instrument.
ビオラは弦楽器です。
4. Viola returned to Orisono 's palace,and related to her lord the ill success of the negotiation.
ヴィオラはオシノの宮殿に戻り、交渉が成功しなかったことを飼い主に報告した。
5.I was wondering:Do you still have my music school viola there?