alto

英 [ˈæltəʊ]

美 [ˈæltoʊ]

n.  中音; 中音歌手; 中音声部
adj.  中音的

复数：altos　

BNC.24862 / COCA.17905

牛津词典

noun

• 中音；中音歌手
  a singing voice with a lower range than that of a soprano ; a person with an alto voice
• 中音声部
  a musical part that is written for an alto voice

adj.

• 中音的
  with the second highest range of notes in its group
  1. an alto saxophone
     中音萨克斯管

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 女低音歌手
  Analtois a woman who has a low singing voice.
  1. ...the altos, the tenors, the sopranos.
     女低音歌手、男高音歌手、女高音歌手
  2. ...the famous alto aria 'Have Mercy Lord on me'.
     著名的女低音咏叹调《请主赐福于我》
• N-COUNT 男高音歌手
  Analtoormale altois a man who has the highest male singing voice.
  1. In the recording I have today, it is sung by a male alto.
     我今天带的唱片是由一位男高音歌手唱的。
• ADJ （乐器）中音的
  Analtomusical instrument has a range of notes of medium pitch.
  1. ...the alto saxophone.
     中音萨克斯管

英英释义

noun

• the pitch range of the lowest female voice
• (of a musical instrument) the second highest instrument in a family of musical instruments
• the highest adult male singing voice
  Synonym:countertenor
• the lowest female singing voice
  Synonym:contralto
• a singer whose voice lies in the alto clef

adj

• (of a musical instrument) second highest member of a group
  1. alto clarinet or recorder
• of or being the highest male voice
  Synonym:countertenor
• of or being the lowest female voice
  Synonym:contralto

双语例句

• Or instead maybe you should just look at the real estate market in Palo Alto, California.
  或者直接卡看加州帕洛阿尔托市房地产市场的走势，一样可以对硅谷的发展前景有所了解。
• He lives in Palo Alto, California with his family and enjoys reading tech blogs, photography and playing golf on the weekends.
  他住在帕洛阿尔托，加利福尼亚州和与他的家人喜欢阅读科技博客，摄影和玩，周末打高尔夫球。
• Alto, the leader of all the gods, saw this and was not pleased.
  天神的领袖奥尔托见到这一幕，感到十分不悦。
• They are the largest shipper right now through the Palo Alto, Calif.
  他们是最大的，托运人有权现在通过帕洛阿尔托，加州邮政局。
• Of course, in the leasing of land at Stanford University and Palo Alto have gained considerable economic benefits.
  当然，在出租土地方面斯坦福大学和帕洛·阿尔托市都获得了可观的经济效益。
• ( of a musical instrument) intermediate between alto and baritone or bass.
  （指乐器）介于次高音和中音（或者低音）之间。
• Her amber eyes and her alto voice were comfort to him.
  她琥珀色的眼睛和女低音对他是一种安慰。
• When I first started teleworking from Dallas to Palo Alto in1997, I was almost always the only remote person in the meetings I attended.
  当我第一次开始远程电话会议时，还是在1997年，从Dallas到PaloAlto。在参加的那些会议中，我几乎总是唯一的远程参会者。
• He sat next to me in band – we both played alto saxophone.
  他在乐队中与我紧挨&我们都吹萨克斯管。
• Soprano, alto, tenor and bass constitute the four vocal parts.
  歌唱声部分女高音、女低音、男高音、男低音。