| 单词 | tenor |
| 释义 | tenor (once / 794 pages) 1nadj 2n Think of a tenor as a tone — in music, it's the range between baritone and alto in the human voice or in an instrument such as a tenor saxophone. It also is the "tone" or meaning of a spoken comment. The meaning of the Latin word tenere, was "to hold to a course." Then the Old French took the word tenour in the 14th Century, giving it the meaning of “sense,” or a general feeling of a comment. But that same century, the original meaning resurfaced when the word entered the musical lexicon as the Italian tenore, or tenor, the name given to the high male voice because that was the voice that carried, or “held on to” the melody. WORD FAMILYtenor: countertenor, tenorist, tenors+/countertenor: countertenors USAGE EXAMPLESJokes about tenors or recitatives, for instance, playfully turn the spotlight on the conventions of the genre. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) But there’s nothing dated about its sound here, especially as Mr. Harper tears into a tenor saxophone solo, around the five-minute mark. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) For Mr. Mekas, the tenor of 2016 carried echoes of his early years, when he experienced both displacement and the rise of totalitarian regimes. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1 1n the adult male singing voice above baritone Syn|Hyper tenor voice singing voice the musical quality of the voice while singing 2n the pitch range of the highest male voice Hyper pitch the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration 3n an adult male with a tenor voice Exp|Hyper Enrico Caruso outstanding Italian operatic tenor (1873-1921) Placido DomingoSpanish operatic tenor noted for performances in operas by Verdi and Puccini (born in 1941) John McCormickUnited States operatic tenor (born in Ireland) (1884-1945) Lauritz Lebrecht Hommel MelchiorUnited States operatic tenor (born in Denmark) noted for his Wagnerian roles (1890-1973) Luciano PavarottiItalian tenor (born in 1935) singer, vocaliser, vocalist, vocalizer a person who sings 4adj (of a musical instrument) intermediate between alto and baritone or bass a tenor sax Syn high, high-pitched used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency 5adj of or close in range to the highest natural adult male voice 2tenor voice Syn high, high-pitched used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency 1n a settled or prevailing or habitual course of a person's life nothing disturbed the even tenor of her ways Hyper direction a general course along which something has a tendency to develop 2n the general meaning or substance of an utterance although I disagreed with him I could follow the tenor of his argument Syn|Hypo|Hyper strain drift, purport the pervading meaning or tenor meaning, substance the idea that is intended |
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