单词 | countertenor |
释义 | countertenor[ koun-ter-ten-er ] / ˈkaʊn tərˌtɛn ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR countertenor ON THESAURUS.COM noun Music.an adult male voice or voice part higher than the tenor. a singer with such a voice; a high tenor. Also called male alto. Origin of countertenor1350–1400; Middle English cownturenur, apparently <Anglo-French; compare Middle French contreteneur, Old Italian contratenore, equivalent to contra- contra-2 + tenore tenor Words nearby countertenorcounterstroke, countersubject, countersue, countersuit, counter table, countertenor, counterterrorism, countertop, countertraction, countertrade, countertransference Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for countertenorcountertenor / (ˌkaʊntəˈtɛnə) / nounan adult male voice with an alto range a singer with such a voice Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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