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单词 contralto
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
con•tral•to /kənˈtræltoʊ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -tos. 
  1. Music and Dancethe lowest female voice or voice part.
  2. Music and Dancea singer with a contralto voice.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
con•tral•to  (kən traltō),USA pronunciation n., pl. -tos, adj. [Music.]
n. 
  1. Music and Dancethe lowest female voice or voice part, intermediate between soprano and tenor.
  2. Music and Dancethe alto, or highest male voice or voice part.
  3. Music and Dancea singer with a contralto voice.

adj. 
  1. Music and Dancepertaining to the contralto voice or its compass.
  • Italian, equivalent. to contr(a) contra-2 + alto alto
  • 1720–30

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
contralto /kənˈtræltəʊ -ˈtrɑːl-/ n ( pl -tos, -ti / -tɪ/)
  1. the lowest female voice, usually having a range of approximately from F a fifth below middle C to D a ninth above it
    In the context of a choir often shortened to: alto
  2. a singer with such a voice
adj
  1. of or denoting a contralto: the contralto part
Etymology: 18th Century: from Italian; see contra-, alto
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