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单词 castrato
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
cas•tra•to  (ka strätō, kə-; It. kä strätô),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ti (-tē).USA pronunciation 
  1. Foreign Terms, Music and Dancea male singer, esp. in the 18th century, castrated before puberty to prevent his soprano or contralto voice range from changing.
  • Latin castrāt(us); see castrate
  • Italian
  • 1755–65

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
castrato /kæˈstrɑːtəʊ/ n ( pl -ti / -tɪ/, -tos)
  1. (in 17th- and 18th-century opera) a male singer whose testicles were removed before puberty, allowing the retention of a soprano or alto voice
Etymology: 18th Century: from Italian, from Latin castrātus castrated
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