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单词 contralto
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(kəntræltoʊ)
Word forms: plural contraltos
countable noun [oft NOUN noun]
A contralto is a woman with a low singing voice.
The score calls for a contralto.
I had a very low contralto voice.

contralto in British English

(kənˈtræltəʊ, -ˈtrɑːl-)
nounWord forms: plural -tos or -ti (-tɪ)
1. 
the lowest female voice, usually having a range of approximately from F a fifth below middle C to D a ninth above it
In the context of a choir often shortened to: alto
2. 
a singer with such a voice
adjective
3. 
of or denoting a contralto
the contralto part
Word origin
C18: from Italian; see contra-, alto

contralto in American English

(kənˈtræltoʊ)
nounWord forms: plural conˈtraltos or conˈtralti (kənˈtrælti)
1. 
the range of a low female voice between mezzo-soprano and tenor, usually from about the first F below middle C to the second F above; alto
2. 
a. 
a voice or singer with such a range
b. 
a part for such a voice
adjective
3. 
of, for, or having the range of a contralto
Word origin
It: see contra- & alto

Examples of 'contralto' in a sentence
contralto

From there came another sweet voice, contralto in contrast with Margot's high clear
Brent-Dyer, Elinor CHALLENGE FOR THE CHALET SCHOOL (1994)
She was talking to a friend in her lovely, ever lovely contralto.
Smiley, Jane BARN BLIND (1994)
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