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contralto

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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con·tral·to /kənˈtræltəʊ $ -toʊ/ noun (plural contraltos)  1. APM[countable] the lowest female singing voice, or a woman with a voice like this 女低音(歌手)2. [singular] the part of a musical work that is written for a contralto voice 女低音声部
Examples from the Corpus
contraltoHer soprano was very pleasing although in a bigger choir he thought she might have been better employed as a contralto.Ben never seemed to make up his mind whether I was a contralto or a soprano.She was a famous contralto, , who had sung with both Brahms and Wolf.She had a lovely contralto voice.Wilson is a fiercely independent, 40-year-old singer and songwriter with a creamy, sultry contralto.The contralto Alfreda Hodgson has died at the age of 51.
Origin contralto (1700-1800) Italian contra- below (from Latin; → CONTRA-) + alto ( → ALTO)
con·tral·to nounChineseSyllable
singing with a lowest woman the Corpus voice, or female


contralto
contralto /kənˈtræltəʊ $ -toʊ/ noun (plural contraltos)
 Date: 1700-1800
 Language: Italian
 Origin: contra- 'below' (from Latin; contra-) + alto (, alto)
1. [countable] the lowest female singing voice, or a woman with a voice like this
2. [singular] the part of a musical work that is written for a contralto voice


con·traltoBrE /kənˈtræltəʊ/ 🔊NAmE /kənˈtræltoʊ/ 🔊 noun (
plural
con·traltos
)
= alto