释义 |
‖ ˈaltus Mus. Obs. [L. altus high (sc. cantus singing).] = alto n.2
1609Douland Ornithop. Microl. 86 The Base requires a third below, and the Altus the same aboue. a1659Cleveland Comm. Place (1677) 163 A Deep Base that must reach as low as Hell to describe the Passion, and thence rebound to a joyful Altus, the high-strain of the Resurrection. |