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

• The tenor of his speech was that war would come.
  他讲话的大意是战争将要发生。
• 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。
• The tenor of his speech was that hard work brings success.
  他演讲的大意是说努力工作是成功之母。
• What is the field of discourse, the mode of discourse and the tenor of discourse?
  什么是话语场、话语方式和话语意旨？
• The whole tenor of the meeting was very positive.
  会议的整体氛围很积极。
• I sing tenor in the choir.
  我在合唱团中唱男高。
• 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。
• There was bass, tenor and rhythm.
  有男低音，有男高音，还有节奏声。
• Sung by the world's greatest tenor, this aria is achingly beautiful.
  世界上最伟大的男高音的演唱使这支咏叹调美妙绝伦。
• The scope and tenor of thy jealousy?
  和你发猜忌的机会和进程。