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contraltos
女低音歌手
contraltos is the plural of contralto.
核心释义
a woman singer with a contralto voice
- 1.
The lowest female voice or voice part, falling between tenor and mezzo-soprano. The terms contralto and alto refer to the same musical pitch range, but among singers, the term contralto is reserved for female singers; the equivalent male form is counter-tenor. Originally the contratenor altus was a high countermelody sung against the tenor or main melody.
女低音;女低音手
用法In use
The contralto sang the aria with remarkable warmth.
用法提示:这里的 contralto 指女低音歌手,是名词单数形式,作主语。
She has a rich contralto that suits jazz ballads.
用法提示:这里的 contralto 指女低音声部或嗓音,是名词单数,作宾语。
The choir has two contraltos and one soprano.
用法提示:contraltos 是 contralto 的复数形式,指女低音歌手。
a contralto
contralto 指女低音歌手或女低音声部时均为可数名词。
She is a contralto and often sings the lowest part.
她是女低音歌手,常演唱最低声部。
contralto + noun
contralto 可作名词定语修饰 voice、part 等;复数形式常用 contraltos,亦见 contralti。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- contralto voice
- 女低音嗓音
- She has a rich contralto voice that fills the concert hall.她拥有饱满的女低音嗓音,响彻音乐厅。
- contralto part
- 女低音声部
- He arranged the hymn for soprano and contralto parts.他将这首赞美诗改编为女高音和女低音声部。
- contralto solo
- 女低音独唱
- The contralto solo in the second movement was breathtaking.第二乐章中的女低音独唱令人惊叹。
- contralto range
- 女低音音域
- The aria lies in a difficult contralto range.这首咏叹调处于一个较难的女低音音域。
- contralto role
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
contra(相反)+ alto(高音)→ 与高音相反,即最低的女声。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:music theory discussion、opera or classical concert program、vocal pedagogy contralto 是音乐术语,多用于正式或专业的声乐、歌剧与合唱语境;日常口语中较少使用。
语法说明Grammar Note
复数形式可为 contraltos 或 contralti。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 contralto 真正押韵的词主要是 alto(/ˈæltəʊ/),重音及之后读音相同。altitude /ˈæltɪtjuːd/ 中的 -alt- 读音与目标词一致;但 alter /ˈɔːltə/ 的 al 读 /ɔːl/,control /kənˈtrəʊl/ 虽以 contr- 开头却读 /trəʊl/,contrary /ˈkɒntrəri/ 的重音和首元音也不同,这些拼写相似词都不要按字形类推读音。
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