alto
alto
[ˈaltəʊ]
(pl. -os)
[ˈaltəʊ]
(pl. -os)
- (Music)a voice, instrument, or part below the highest range and above tenor, in particular
(乐)中音，次中音，尤指
■(especially in church music) the highest adult male singing voice (sometimes distinguished from the counter-tenor voice as using falsetto)
（尤指圣乐）高男高音（有时区别于用假声唱的男声最高音）
■the lowest female singing voice; contralto
女低音
■a person with such a voice
女低音歌者
■a part written for such a voice
女低音部乐章
■[as modifier]denoting the member of a family of instruments pitched second or third highest
中音（或次中音）乐器
alto flute.
中音笛。
■an alto instrument, especially an alto saxophone
中音乐器（尤指中音萨克斯）
- late 16th cent.: from Italian alto (canto) 'high (song')
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