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单词 tenor
释义
tenor
noun
uk
/ˈten.ər/us
/ˈten.ɚ/

tenornoun(MUSIC)

[C]
amalesingerwith a highvoice, or (especiallyincombinations) amusicalinstrumentthat has the samerangeofnotesas the tenorsingingvoice:
男高音（歌手）；次中音（乐器）
a tenorsaxophone次中音萨克斯管
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Singing
  • a cappella
  • accompaniment
  • accompany
  • alto
  • anthem
  • banger
  • barbershop
  • croon
  • crooner
  • dirge
  • ditty
  • diva
  • doxology
  • intonation
  • raise the roofidiom
  • rapping
  • screamer
  • septet
  • serenade
  • treble
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tenornoun(CHARACTER)

[U]formal
thegeneralmeaning,character, orpatternof something:
大意；要旨；基调
What was thegeneraltenorofhisspeech?他演讲的主旨是什么？
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Conditions and characteristics
  • -ance
  • -ancy
  • -ibility
  • ability
  • age
  • ambience
  • appearance
  • character
  • have it inyouidiom
  • hood
  • humanity
  • in
  • presentation
  • respect
  • shape
  • trait
  • trappings
  • unaffiliated
  • undercurrent
  • vibe
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Meaning & significance
(Definition oftenorfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

tenor| American Dictionary

tenor
noun
us
/ˈten·ər/

tenornoun(VOICE)

[C]
a man’ssingingvoicein thehighestrange, or apersonormusicalinstrumentwith thisrange

tenornoun(CHARACTER)

[U]
thecharacterorusualpatternof something:
Suddenly the tenor of themeetingchanged, andpeoplestartedinsultingeach other.
(Definition oftenorfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

tenor| Business English

tenor
noun[SorU]
uk
/ˈtenər/us
FINANCE
theperiodoftimebefore somethingbecomesdueforpayment:
Buyers werechieflyinterestedin the one-month tenor.
securities ofsimilartenor andquality

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(Definition oftenorfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftenor

tenor
Example 1 compares the organum tenors and the chant melodies on which they are based.
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Unlike most tenors, which generated numbers of different works, the motets under discussion are the only ones known to have been composed on this chant.
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Coloration was common enough in fourteenth-century motet tenors, but is rarely found in isorhythmic tenors after c. 1400.
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If we have all-girls choirs where are our tenors and basses to come from?
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Notably, the fifth is kept intact in the tenor's opening viderunt, and only changed in the second and third iterations.
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See note 12 above, on her similar thesis regarding solus tenors.
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The haute-contre line was sung by high tenors, rather than female altos or countertenors.
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Operatic tenors are not known for their reticence.
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While the compositional procedures in both motets differ, the end result is nonetheless similar: both tenors end on a different final than that of their respective chant segments.
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Performance of intentionally complex motet tenors probably did not pose a problem when the composers themselves were taking part in the performance of their work, and could explicate the music.
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The augmented tenors are, of course, not delineated with bar-line strokes as frequently as the other parts, and when coloration is 'across the bar-line', that particular bar-line stroke is omitted.
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The combination of all of these features establishes thetenorand function of the discourse.
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She describes the overly entrenched characterizations of sopranos as helpless and tenors as vulnerable and romantic.
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An important caveat pertains to every comparison of motet tenors with chants, such as the one presented here and further below.
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Please make your voices heard above those of the three tenors.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
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general tenor
For those who value planning, thegeneraltenoris downbeat.
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high tenor
I thought he adopted a slightlyhightenorin the early stages of it, but nevertheless we much enjoyed his performance.
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tenor aria
Thetenorariais composed as a modern da capo aria, in which the symmetrical scheme is broken up by irregular periodising and harmonization.
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