zither

名词 zither:

1. a musical stringed instrument with strings stretch over a flat sounding box; it is laid flat and played with a plectrum and with fingers
   同义词：cither, zithern

zith.er

n.Music （名词）【音乐】
An instrument composed of a flat sound box with about 30 to 40 strings stretched over it and played horizontally with the fingertips or a plectrum.
齐特琴：一种由扁形音箱和大约30至40条弦组成的乐器，平放着用指尖或拔子来演奏

来源：
German
德语
from Middle High German *zitter
源自 中古高地德语 *zitter
from Old High German zitera
源自 古高地德语 zitera
from Latin cithara [cithara]
源自 拉丁语 cithara [西撒拉琴]
from Greek kithara
源自 希腊语 kithara

【引伸】
zith.erist
n.（名词）