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tenor n.大意；要旨；常规；男高音；次中音乐器；（票据或支票的）期限adj.(乐器)次中音的；(组钟中的)最低音的；男高音的n.[语]本体 (1) 我不记得她回答的大意了。(2) 我听懂了他们谈话的大意，但没有听懂其中的细节。(3) 我不能明白该讲师所讲的要旨。(4) 他的出现打乱她的生活规律。(5) 那位男高音歌手调门儿唱得很低，十分扫兴。(6) 男高音独唱者因病今晚不能演出。 The meaning of the Latin word tenere, was "to hold to a course." Then the Old French took the word tenour in the 14th Century, giving it the meaning of “sense,” or a general feeling of a comment. But that same century, the original meaning resurfaced when the word entered the musical lexicon as the Italian tenore, or tenor, the name given to the high male voice because that was the voice that carried, or “held on to” the melody.

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英 ['tenə(r)] 美 ['tenər] (1) I forget the tenor of her reply.(2) I understood the tenor of their conversation but not the details.(3) I am not competent to catch on the tenor what the lecturer spoke.(4) His appearance disrupted the even tenor of her life.(5) The tenor disappointed us by singing flat.(6) The tenor soloist is unable to appear tonight because of illness. Think of a tenor as a tone — in music, it's the range between baritone and alto in the human voice or in an instrument such as a tenor saxophone. It also is the "tone" or meaning of a spoken comment. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]男高音(歌手) A tenor is a male singer whose voice is fairly high.   [oft N n]...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2[ADJ 形容词](萨克斯管等乐器)次中音的 A tenor saxophone or other musical instrument has a range of notes that are of a fairly low pitch. ...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一3[N-SING 单数名词]大意；主旨；要领 The tenor of something is the general meaning or mood that it expresses.   [with poss]  [FORMAL 正式]The whole tenor of discussions has changed...讨论的整个主旨变了。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。

英语单词	tenor
英美音标	英 ['tenə(r)] 美 ['tenər]
中文释义	n.大意；要旨；常规；男高音；次中音乐器；（票据或支票的）期限 adj.(乐器)次中音的；(组钟中的)最低音的；男高音的 n.[语]本体
英语例句	(1) I forget the tenor of her reply. (2) I understood the tenor of their conversation but not the details. (3) I am not competent to catch on the tenor what the lecturer spoke. (4) His appearance disrupted the even tenor of her life. (5) The tenor disappointed us by singing flat. (6) The tenor soloist is unable to appear tonight because of illness.
中文例句	(1) 我不记得她回答的大意了。 (2) 我听懂了他们谈话的大意，但没有听懂其中的细节。 (3) 我不能明白该讲师所讲的要旨。 (4) 他的出现打乱她的生活规律。 (5) 那位男高音歌手调门儿唱得很低，十分扫兴。 (6) 男高音独唱者因病今晚不能演出。
vocabulary简明	Think of a tenor as a tone — in music, it's the range between baritone and alto in the human voice or in an instrument such as a tenor saxophone. It also is the "tone" or meaning of a spoken comment.
vocabulary扩展	The meaning of the Latin word tenere, was "to hold to a course." Then the Old French took the word tenour in the 14th Century, giving it the meaning of “sense,” or a general feeling of a comment. But that same century, the original meaning resurfaced when the word entered the musical lexicon as the Italian tenore, or tenor, the name given to the high male voice because that was the voice that carried, or “held on to” the melody.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]男高音(歌手) A tenor is a male singer whose voice is fairly high. [oft N n] ...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 2 [ADJ 形容词](萨克斯管等乐器)次中音的 A tenor saxophone or other musical instrument has a range of notes that are of a fairly low pitch. ...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 3 [N-SING 单数名词]大意；主旨；要领 The tenor of something is the general meaning or mood that it expresses. [with poss] [FORMAL 正式] The whole tenor of discussions has changed... 讨论的整个主旨变了。 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。

Tenor Meaning Voice I Word Range Instrument Comment