- plectrum
[plectrum 词源字典]
- plectrum: see plague
[plectrum etymology, plectrum origin, 英语词源] - plectrum (n.)
- something used to pluck the strings of a musical instrument, 1620s, from Latin plectrum, from Greek plektron "thing to strike with" (pick for a lyre, cock's spur, spear point, etc.), from plek-, root of plessein "to strike" (see plague (n.)).