countertenor
noun /ˈkaʊntətenə(r)/
/ˈkaʊntərtenər/
- a man who is trained to sing with a very high voice; a male alto
compare alto高男高音; 假声男高音 词源late Middle English: from French contre-teneur, from obsolete Italian contratenore, based on Latin tenor from medieval Latin, based on tenere ‘to hold’. Compare with contralto.