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单词 basso
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Definition of basso in English:

basso

nounPlural bassos, Plural bassi ˈbasəʊˈbæsoʊ
  • A bass voice or vocal part.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • ‘It was the first time she had heard him speak, his deep, basso voice tingling inside her eardrums.’
    • The traditional Puerto Rican group is a trio, made up of a qauttro (an eight-stringed native Puerto Rican instrument similar to a mandolin); a guitarra, or guitar; and a basso, or bass.
    • Another highlight of this compilation is the complete song cycle "The Nursery", in which the basso convincingly transforms himself into a little boy!
    • While accompanying a visiting Hungarian basso, I turned a page and the next page was missing!
    • The Canadian pianist was a law unto himself, singing as he played in a grumbling basso.
    • ‘Give me the phone, give me the phone,’ he insisted in his jowly basso.
    • Both sets obviously highlight Bulgarian basso's hat trick of singing three roles.
    • Visitors to his website, which registers more than 2.5 million hits each month, are greeted by his warm basso and offered a heap of health tips, an advice column and the opportunity to shop for health products.
    • It is a showpiece for the basso's humor and dramatic exaggeration.
    • He was a stern, vindictive man with piercing dark eyes and a booming basso voice which always made her shudder.
    Synonyms
    deep, low, sonorous, full, full-bodied, vibrant, rich, clear, ringing, orotund

Origin

Early 18th century: Italian, 'low', from Latin bassus 'short, low'.

Rhymes

El Paso, Picasso, Sargasso, Tasso
 
 

Definition of basso in US English:

basso

nounˈbasōˈbæsoʊ
  • A bass voice or vocal part.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Both sets obviously highlight Bulgarian basso's hat trick of singing three roles.
    • He was a stern, vindictive man with piercing dark eyes and a booming basso voice which always made her shudder.
    • The Canadian pianist was a law unto himself, singing as he played in a grumbling basso.
    • Another highlight of this compilation is the complete song cycle "The Nursery", in which the basso convincingly transforms himself into a little boy!
    • The traditional Puerto Rican group is a trio, made up of a qauttro (an eight-stringed native Puerto Rican instrument similar to a mandolin); a guitarra, or guitar; and a basso, or bass.
    • Visitors to his website, which registers more than 2.5 million hits each month, are greeted by his warm basso and offered a heap of health tips, an advice column and the opportunity to shop for health products.
    • It is a showpiece for the basso's humor and dramatic exaggeration.
    • ‘Give me the phone, give me the phone,’ he insisted in his jowly basso.
    • While accompanying a visiting Hungarian basso, I turned a page and the next page was missing!
    • ‘It was the first time she had heard him speak, his deep, basso voice tingling inside her eardrums.’
    Synonyms
    deep, low, sonorous, full, full-bodied, vibrant, rich, clear, ringing, orotund

Origin

Early 18th century: Italian, ‘low’, from Latin bassus ‘short, low’.

 
 
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