alto

英 [ˈæltəʊ]

美 [ˈæltoʊ]

n.  中音; 中音歌手; 中音声部
adj.  中音的

复数：altos　

BNC.24862 / COCA.17905

牛津词典

noun

• 中音；中音歌手
  a singing voice with a lower range than that of a soprano ; a person with an alto voice
• 中音声部
  a musical part that is written for an alto voice

adj.

• 中音的
  with the second highest range of notes in its group
  1. an alto saxophone
     中音萨克斯管

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 女低音歌手
  Analtois a woman who has a low singing voice.
  1. ...the altos, the tenors, the sopranos.
     女低音歌手、男高音歌手、女高音歌手
  2. ...the famous alto aria 'Have Mercy Lord on me'.
     著名的女低音咏叹调《请主赐福于我》
• N-COUNT 男高音歌手
  Analtoormale altois a man who has the highest male singing voice.
  1. In the recording I have today, it is sung by a male alto.
     我今天带的唱片是由一位男高音歌手唱的。
• ADJ （乐器）中音的
  Analtomusical instrument has a range of notes of medium pitch.
  1. ...the alto saxophone.
     中音萨克斯管

英英释义

noun

• the pitch range of the lowest female voice
• (of a musical instrument) the second highest instrument in a family of musical instruments
• the highest adult male singing voice
  Synonym:countertenor
• the lowest female singing voice
  Synonym:contralto
• a singer whose voice lies in the alto clef

adj

• (of a musical instrument) second highest member of a group
  1. alto clarinet or recorder
• of or being the highest male voice
  Synonym:countertenor
• of or being the lowest female voice
  Synonym:contralto

双语例句

• 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。
• He sat next to me in band – we both played alto saxophone.
  他在乐队中与我紧挨&我们都吹萨克斯管。
• The four parts in singing are soprano, alto, tenor and bass. We classify most male singers as tenors, baritones and basses according to their registers.
  唱歌的四个声部是女高音、女低音、男高音和男低音。大部分男歌手根据音域分为男高音、中音和男低音。
• Alto. Listen, I know you don't like me because of the sea urchin thing.
  听我说兄弟，我知道你不喜欢我，因为海胆那件事。
• It took Alan Kay, an engineer working at Xerox's Palo Alto Research Center, to show them.
  时任施乐公司帕洛阿尔托（PaloAlto）研究中心工程师的AlanKay挺身而出，给他们上了一课。
• After six years in Sydney, he returned to Palo Alto, California at the peak of dotcom mania.
  在悉尼生活了6年后，他在网络热潮巅峰时期回到加州的帕洛阿尔托。
• Not in Palo Alto, not in Bangalore-in simple bedrooms and informal hobby shops scattered around the world.
  不帕洛阿尔托，不是在班加罗尔-简单卧室和非正式嗜好分散在世界各地的商店。
• Or instead maybe you should just look at the real estate market in Palo Alto, California.
  或者直接卡看加州帕洛阿尔托市房地产市场的走势，一样可以对硅谷的发展前景有所了解。
• A male singer who was castrated before puberty and retains a soprano or alto voice.
  为了保留女高音或次高音在青春期前被阉的男歌手。
• They are the largest shipper right now through the Palo Alto, Calif.
  他们是最大的，托运人有权现在通过帕洛阿尔托，加州邮政局。