- [countable]
a man’s singing voice with a range just below the lowest woman’s voice; a man with a tenor voice 男高音；男高音歌手 Three celebrated tenors sang at the president's inauguration. 三位著名男高音歌手在总统就职仪式上演唱。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- famous
- great
- renowned
- …
- sing
- sing
- aria
- solo
- [singular]
a musical part written for a tenor voice 男高音声部 We persuaded Jake to sing tenor. 我们说服杰克唱男高音。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- famous
- great
- renowned
- …
- sing
- sing
- aria
- solo
- [singular] the tenor of something (formal)
the general character or meaning of something 大意；要旨；要领 Extra ExamplesThe whole tenor of the meeting was very positive. 会议的总体氛围很积极。 The general tenor of her argument was that Parliament should redress the balance between rich and poor. 她的论点的主旨是议会应该纠正贫富之间的平衡。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- even
- general
- overall
- …
Word Originnoun senses 1 to 2 late Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin, based on tenere ‘to hold’; so named because the tenor part was allotted (and therefore “held”) the melody. noun sense 3 Middle English: from Old French tenour, from Latin tenor ‘course, substance, import of a law’, from tenere ‘to hold’.