Word · Frequency #9599
tenor
男高音的；次中音部的
relating to the tenor part or range
- 1.
Of or pertaining to the tenor part or range.
男高音的
In use
He was praised for his powerful tenor voice.
The band features a tenor saxophone and a trumpet.
She sings the tenor part in the choir.
tenor + noun (voice/instrument)
tenor作形容词时通常与voice或乐器名词连用。
He has a beautiful tenor voice.
他有着优美的男高音歌喉。
tenor + noun (singer)
She is a renowned tenor singer.
她是一位著名的男高音歌手。
Common mistakes
He is a singer tenor.He is a tenor singer.
形容词 tenor 应放在所修饰的名词 singer 之前。
He is a tenner singer.He is a tenor singer.
tenor 的正确拼写是 t-e-n-o-r，tenner 是十英镑的非正式说法，意义不同。
Connections
Collocations
- tenor voice
- 男高音嗓音
- He has a powerful tenor voice that fills the concert hall.他有着充满整个音乐厅的强劲男高音嗓音。
- tenor saxophone
- 次中音萨克斯管
- She plays the tenor saxophone in the jazz band.她在爵士乐队中吹奏次中音萨克斯管。
- tenor part
- 男高音声部
- The tenor part in this chorus is very challenging.这首合唱曲中的男高音声部非常具有挑战性。
- tenor solo
- 男高音独唱
- The tenor solo was the highlight of the opera.男高音独唱是这部歌剧的亮点。
Idioms & figurative uses
- the tenor of the times
- 时代趋势The tenor of the times is one of rapid technological change.这个时代的趋势是快速的技术变革。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
Tenor中的ten意为十，男高音是声部中的第十（最高）音。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：music、vocal performance、voice classification adj. 男高音的；该用法在音乐领域较为正式，但也常见于日常对声音类型的描述。
Grammar Note
通常用作定语，修饰名词。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the spelling ending '-or' but do not rhyme with 'tenor' (IPA /ˈtenə/) because their stressed vowels and following sounds differ. The vowel sounds in these examples are /æ/, /ɒ/, /ɔː/, /e/, /uː/, and /eɪ/ respectively.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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