| 单词 | tenor |
| 释义 | tenor —tenorless, adj. /ten"euhr/, n. 1. the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift. 2. continuous course, progress, or movement. 3. Rhet. the subject of a metaphor, as "she" in "She is a rose." Cf. vehicle (def. 8). 4. Music. a. the adult male voice intermediate between the bass and the alto or countertenor. b. a part sung by or written for such a voice, esp. the next to the lowest part in four-part harmony. c. a singer with such a voice. d. an instrument corresponding in compass to this voice, esp. the viola. e. the lowest-toned bell of a peal. 5. quality, character, or condition. adj. 6. Music. of, pertaining to, or having the compass of a tenor. [1250-1300; < ML, L: course, continuity, tone, equiv. to ten(ere) to hold + -or -OR1; r. ME ten(o)ur < AF < L, as above] Syn. 1. sense, import, content, substance, gist. |
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