| 单词 | tenor |
| 释义 | Word Frequency tenor(ˈtɛnə) noun 1. music a. the male voice intermediate between alto and baritone, having a range approximately from theBa ninth below middleCto theGa fifth above it b. a singer with such a voice c. a saxophone, horn, recorder, etc, intermediate in compass and size between the alto and baritone or bass d. (as modifier) a tenor sax 2. general drift of thought; purpose to follow the tenor of an argument 3. a. (in early polyphonic music) the part singing the melody or the cantus firmus b. (in four-part harmony) the second lowest part lying directly above the bass 4. bell-ringing a. the heaviest and lowest-pitched bell in a ring b. (as modifier) a tenor bell 5. a settled course of progress 6. archaic general tendency 7. finance the time required for a bill of exchange or promissory note to become due for payment 8. law a. the exact words of a deed, etc, as distinct from their effect b. an exact copy or transcript Derived forms tenorless (ˈtenorless) adjective Word origin C13 (originally: general meaning or sense): from Old French tenour, from Latin tenor a continuous holding to a course, from tenēre to hold; musical sense via Italian tenore, referring to the voice part that was continuous, that is, to which the melody wasassigned |
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