| 单词 | contralto |
| 释义 | contraltoMusic con·tral·to /kənˈtræltəʊ $ -toʊ/ noun (plural contraltos) 1. APM[countableC] the lowest female singing voice, or a woman with a voice like this 女低音（歌手） 2. [singular] the part of a musical work that is written for a contralto voice 女低音声部 Examples from the Corpus contralto• Her soprano was very pleasing although in a bigger choir he thought she might have been better employed as a contralto.• Ben never seemed to make up his mind whether I was a contralto or a soprano.• She was a famous contralto, , who had sung with both Brahms and Wolf.• She had a lovely contralto voice.• Wilson is a fiercely independent, 40-year-old singer and songwriter with a creamy, sultry contralto.• The contralto Alfreda Hodgson has died at the age of 51. (1700-1800) Italian contra- “below” (from Latin; → CONTRA-) + alto ( → ALTO) |
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