tenor
noun /ˈtenə(r)/
/ˈtenər/
- [countable] a man’s singing voice with a range just below the lowest woman’s voice; a man with a tenor voice
男高音;男高音歌手 - Three celebrated tenors sang at the president's inauguration.
三位著名男高音歌手在总统就职仪式上演唱。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- famous
- great
- renowned
- …
- sing
- sing
- aria
- solo
- Three celebrated tenors sang at the president's inauguration.
- [singular] a musical part written for a tenor voice
男高音声部 - We persuaded Jake to sing tenor.
我们说服杰克唱男高音。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- famous
- great
- renowned
- …
- sing
- sing
- aria
- solo
- We persuaded Jake to sing tenor.
- [singular] the tenor of something (formal) the general character or meaning of something
大意;要旨;要领 - I was encouraged by the general tenor of his remarks.
他话中的要点使我深受鼓舞。
- The whole tenor of the meeting was very positive.
会议的总体氛围很积极。 - The general tenor of her argument was that Parliament should redress the balance between rich and poor.
她的论点的主旨是议会应该纠正贫富之间的平衡。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- even
- general
- overall
- …
- I was encouraged by the general tenor of his remarks.
词源noun senses 1 to 2 late Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin, based on tenere ‘to hold’; so named because the tenor part was allotted (and therefore “held”) the melody. noun sense 3 Middle English: from Old French tenour, from Latin tenor ‘course, substance, import of a law’, from tenere ‘to hold’.