contralto

n. 女低音, 女低音手

发音

其它 /kɒnˈtɹæltəʊ/
US /kɒnˈtɹæltəʊ/

词形变化

contralti contraltos 复数 contraltos contralti 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The lowest female voice or voice part, falling between tenor and mezzo-soprano. The terms contralto and alto refer to the same musical pitch range, but among singers, the term contralto is reserved for female singers; the equivalent male form is counter-tenor. Originally the contratenor altus was a high countermelody sung against the tenor or main melody.

    女低音

    音乐

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

alto

上位词 5

singer vocalist singing voice vocaliser vocalizer

词源

Contraction of contratenor alto, from Latin contratenor altus.

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