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单词 falsetto
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Definition of falsetto in English:

falsetto

nounPlural falsettos fɒlˈsɛtəʊfɔːlˈsɛtəʊfɔlˈsɛdoʊ
Music
  • 1A method of voice production used by male singers, especially tenors, to sing notes higher than their normal range.

    he sang in a piercing falsetto
    Example sentencesExamples
    • There are other songs where I might have written the melody lower but when I tried to sing them and project with any sort of volume, it just didn't work, so I had to go up and octave and sing it in falsetto.
    • I found that when I sang falsetto, I could tune my voice more and control it.
    • In contrast, the countertenors of the past sang in full voice, resorting to falsetto only at the high range.
    • Stout and scruffy, the 36-year-old Daniels looks more suited to a football field than La Fenice, but as a countertenor, the highest male voice in opera, he sings in a falsetto.
    • In Cyrus's version, his words are backed up in the chorus and briefly in the third verse by two male voices singing in a falsetto.
    Synonyms
    high voice, high-pitched voice, high-pitched tone, shrill tone, piercing tone, ear-piercing tone
    1. 1.1 A singer using the falsetto method of voice production.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • One second he's a falsetto, the next he's a baritone.
    2. 1.2 A voice or sound that is unusually high.
      Philip answered in a prim falsetto
      as modifier a falsetto voice
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Smith takes more vocal chances on Hill, giving us his bright falsetto often and almost without apology - almost.
      • He places his melodies near the top of his range to sound more fragile, so the tunes straddle the break between his radiant tenor voice and his falsetto.
      • Then he sprints off again, and is soon delivering spine-tingling power falsettos into his microphone.
      • It was the job of the Designated Safety Officer to read us the half-sheet of safety instructions, in his best falsetto, and ensure that we violated none of them.
      • Marcia tells Marty that she loves his falsetto, and asked why he didn't do more of it.
      Synonyms
      high voice, high-pitched voice, high-pitched tone, shrill tone, piercing tone, ear-piercing tone

Origin

Late 18th century: from Italian, diminutive of falso 'false', from Latin falsus (see false).

Rhymes

allegretto, amaretto, amoretto, Canaletto, cornetto, ghetto, larghetto, libretto, Loreto, Orvieto, ristretto, Soweto, stiletto, Tintoretto, vaporetto, zucchetto
 
 

Definition of falsetto in US English:

falsetto

nounfôlˈsedōfɔlˈsɛdoʊ
Music
  • 1A method of voice production used by male singers, especially tenors, to sing notes higher than their normal range.

    he sang in a piercing falsetto
    he was singing falsetto in this role
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In Cyrus's version, his words are backed up in the chorus and briefly in the third verse by two male voices singing in a falsetto.
    • Stout and scruffy, the 36-year-old Daniels looks more suited to a football field than La Fenice, but as a countertenor, the highest male voice in opera, he sings in a falsetto.
    • I found that when I sang falsetto, I could tune my voice more and control it.
    • There are other songs where I might have written the melody lower but when I tried to sing them and project with any sort of volume, it just didn't work, so I had to go up and octave and sing it in falsetto.
    • In contrast, the countertenors of the past sang in full voice, resorting to falsetto only at the high range.
    Synonyms
    high voice, high-pitched voice, high-pitched tone, shrill tone, piercing tone, ear-piercing tone
    1. 1.1 A singer using falsetto.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • One second he's a falsetto, the next he's a baritone.
    2. 1.2 A voice or sound that is unusually or unnaturally high.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It was the job of the Designated Safety Officer to read us the half-sheet of safety instructions, in his best falsetto, and ensure that we violated none of them.
      • He places his melodies near the top of his range to sound more fragile, so the tunes straddle the break between his radiant tenor voice and his falsetto.
      • Smith takes more vocal chances on Hill, giving us his bright falsetto often and almost without apology - almost.
      • Then he sprints off again, and is soon delivering spine-tingling power falsettos into his microphone.
      • Marcia tells Marty that she loves his falsetto, and asked why he didn't do more of it.
      Synonyms
      high voice, high-pitched voice, high-pitched tone, shrill tone, piercing tone, ear-piercing tone

Origin

Late 18th century: from Italian, diminutive of falso ‘false’, from Latin falsus (see false).

 
 
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