counter-tenor
/ˈkaʊntəˈtenə(r)/noun
1- Music the highest male adult singing voice (sometimes distinguished from the male alto voice by its strong, pure tone)【乐】高男高音。
1.1
- a singer with such a voice高男高音歌手。
词源
late Middle English: from French contre-teneur, from obsolete Italian contratenore, based on Latin tenor （see TENOR1 ）. Compare with CONTRALTO.