tenor

英 [ˈtenə(r)]

美 [ˈtenər]

n.  男高音; 男高音歌手; 男高音部; 大意; 要旨; 要领
adj.  次中音的

复数：tenors　

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牛津词典

noun

• 男高音；男高音歌手
  a man's singing voice with a range just below the lowest woman's voice; a man with a tenor voice
• 男高音部
  a musical part written for a tenor voice
• 大意；要旨；要领
  the general character or meaning of sth
  1. I was encouraged by the general tenor of his remarks.
     他话中的要点使我深受鼓舞。

adj.

• 次中音的
  with a range of notes similar to that of a tenor voice
  1. a tenor saxophone
     次中音萨克斯管

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 男高音(歌手)
  Atenoris a male singer whose voice is fairly high.
  1. ...a free, open-air concert given by the Italian tenor, Luciano Pavarotti.
     意大利男高音歌唱家卢西亚诺·帕瓦罗蒂举办的一场免费露天演唱会
• ADJ (萨克斯管等乐器)次中音的
  Atenorsaxophone or other musical instrument has a range of notes that are of a fairly low pitch.
  1. ...one of the best tenor sax players ever.
     有史以来最出色的次中音萨克斯管演奏者之一
• N-SING 大意;主旨;要领
  Thetenorof something is the general meaning or mood that it expresses.
  1. The whole tenor of discussions has changed...
     讨论的整个主旨变了。
  2. Her dreams were troubled, reflecting the tenor of her waking hours.
     她在梦中焦虑不安，反映了她白天生活的基调。

英英释义

noun

• the pitch range of the highest male voice
• the general meaning or substance of an utterance
  1. although I disagreed with him I could follow the tenor of his argument
  Synonym:strain
• a settled or prevailing or habitual course of a person's life
  1. nothing disturbed the even tenor of her ways
• the adult male singing voice above baritone
  Synonym:tenor voice
• an adult male with a tenor voice

adj

• of or close in range to the highest natural adult male voice
  1. tenor voice
• (of a musical instrument) intermediate between alto and baritone or bass
  1. a tenor sax

双语例句

• A male singer with a voice above that of a tenor.
  声音高于男高音的男歌手。
• There was bass, tenor and rhythm.
  有男低音，有男高音，还有节奏声。
• Of or being the highest male voice; having a range above that of tenor.
  指最高的男性声音或者本身就是最高的男声；具有比男高音更高的音域。
• SATB ( soprano, alto, tenor, bass) the adult male singing voice above baritone.
  女高音、女低音、男高音和男低音高于男中音的成年男子歌喉。
• He was singing the tenor.
  他唱的是男高音。
• I followed the tenor of his speech, but I found the details hard to understand.
  我清楚他讲话的大意，可觉得细节很难懂。
• I understood the tenor of his speech but not the details.
  我懂得他讲话的大意，但不懂其中的细节。
• The tenor of the opening remarks reflects the divergence in the priorities of the two sides.
  开场白的要旨反映了双方在何为当务之急上存在分歧。
• The scope and tenor of thy jealousy?
  和你发猜忌的机会和进程。
• Soprano, alto, tenor and bass constitute the four vocal parts.
  歌唱声部分女高音、女低音、男高音、男低音。