(especially in church music)the highest adult male singing voice (sometimes distinguished from the counter-tenor voice as using falsetto)
(尤指圣乐)高男高音(有时区别于用假声唱的男声最高音)。
the lowest female singing voice; contralto
女低音。
a person with such a voice
高男高音歌手;女低音歌手。
a part written for such a voice
高男高音部乐章;女低音部乐章。
[as modifier] denoting the member of a family of instruments pitched second or third highest
(乐器)中音的;次中音的
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alto flute .中音笛。
an alto instrument, especially an alto saxophone
中音乐器(尤指中音萨克斯)。
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alton.高男高音;中音的;次中音的;女低音;高男高音歌手;女低音歌手;高男高音部乐章;女低音部乐章;中音乐器
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auton.汽车
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alsoadv.另外;也
"late 16th cent.: from Italian