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单词 castrato
释义 castrato|kaˈstrato|
Pl. castrati.
[Ital.; pa. pple. of castrare used substantively:—L. castrāre to castrate.]
A male singer castrated in boyhood so as to retain a soprano or alto voice.
1763J. Brown Poetry & Mus. v. 63 An Italian Castrato (who hath laboured at this Refinement through his whole Life).1879E. Gosse Lit. N. Europe 147 The Italian Opera..with its gang of castrati.
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