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- a singing voice between baritone and alto or counter-tenor, the highest of the ordinary adult male range男高音。
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- a singer with such a voice男高音歌手。
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- a part written for such a voice男高音声部, 定旋律声部。
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- usu. as modifier an instrument, especially a saxophone, trombone, tuba, or viol, of the second or third lowest pitch in its family次中音乐器：
a tenor sax.
次中音萨克斯管。
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- （全称tenor bell）the largest and deepest bell of a ring or set（组钟中的）最低音钟。
词源
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.
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- in sing.（一般作the tenor of）the general meaning, sense, or content of something大意, 要领; 要旨; 思路：
the general tenor of the debate.
辩论的一般要领。
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- in sing.（一般作the tenor of）a settled or prevailing character or direction, especially the course of a person's life or habits（尤指生活, 习惯的）一般趋向; 稳定的进程：
the even tenor of life in the kitchen was disrupted the following day.
平静安定的厨房里的日子第二天被扰乱了。
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- Law the actual wording of a document【律】（文件的）抄本, 誊本。
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- Finance the time that must elapse before a bill of exchange or promissory note becomes due for payment【财政】（支票、汇票或期票的）期限。
词源
Middle English: from Old French tenour, from Latin tenor 'course, substance, import of a law', from tenere 'to hold'.