tenor

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ten·or1 /ˈtenə $ -ər/ noun  1. [countable] a male singing voice that can reach the range of notes below the lowest woman’s voice, or a man with a voice like this 男高音（歌手）2  [singular, uncountable] the part of a musical work that is written for a tenor voice 男高音声部 → alto, baritone, bass, soprano Arthur Davies sings the tenor solo. 阿瑟•戴维斯表演男高音独唱。3  the tenor of something formal a) WAY/MANNERthe general way in which an event or process takes place 〔事物的〕一般趋向；〔事件的〕一般（发展）进程 SYN tone Many voters admitted being disturbed by the tenor of the election campaign. 许多选民承认选举活动的发展趋势让他们感到担忧。 b) MEANINGthe general meaning of something written or spoken, or the general attitude expressed in it 〔文章或讲话的〕大意，要旨 SYN tone the general tenor of her speech 她演讲的要旨

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tenor• Parts are notated for him in five different clefs bass, tenor, alto, mezzo-soprano and soprano.• Primafacie, therefore, the transfer was, in my opinion, valid and effective according to its tenor.• Another big favourite was 75-year-old tenor Josef Locke.• He was also a member of the royal chapel choir, where he was classified as a taille or tenor.• He used to sing tenor in the church choir.• But the top of the range featured the solo tenor Francesco Tamagno.• The tenor of this book has been pessimistic, but not, I hope, despairing.• The tenor often keeps well distant from G minor, and the tonal conflicts created are full of stress.

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tenor2 adjective  a tenor voice or instrument has a range of notes that is lower than an alto voice or instrument 次中音的 a tenor saxophone 次中音萨克斯管

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tenor• Octet featuring the limpid piano of Marc Laginha, Django Bates on tenor horn.• A Parker tenor solo begins by skulking menacingly around the regular line of a blues solo before exploding into dissonant space.From Longman Business Dictionarytenorten‧or /ˈtenə-ər/ noun [countable]BANKING the period of time before a BILL OF EXCHANGE or PROMISSORY NOTE has to be paid, which is stated on the bill or noteLocal Government Promissory Notes normally have a tenor of 91 days or less.Origin tenor (1200-1300) Old French Latin, “uninterrupted course”, from tenere “to hold”

ten·or1 nountenor2 adjectiveChineseSyllable  

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ten‧or¹ /ˈtenə $ -ər/ noun1. [countable] a male singing voice that can reach the range of notes below the lowest woman’s voice, or a man with a voice like this
2. [singular, uncountable] the part of a musical work that is written for a tenor voice ⇨ alto, baritone, bass, soprano:
    Arthur Davies sings the tenor solo.
3. the tenor of something formal
  a. the general way in which an event or process takes place
   SYN  tone:
    Many voters admitted being disturbed by the tenor of the election campaign.
  b. the general meaning of something written or spoken, or the general attitude expressed in it
   SYN  tone:
    the general tenor of her speech

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tenor² adjective
a tenor voice or instrument has a range of notes that is lower than an alto voice or instrument:
    a tenor saxophone