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alto

noun
🔊/ˈæltəʊ/
🔊/ˈæltəʊ/
(plural altos)
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  1. (also contralto)
     [countable] a singing voice with a lower range than that of a soprano; a person with an alto voice女低音；女低音声部Topics Musicc2
  2. [singular] a musical part that is written for an alto voice
    3. 中音声部compare baritone, bass1, countertenor, tenor
    Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Italian alto (canto) ‘high (song)’.

alto

adjective
🔊/ˈæltəʊ/
🔊/ˈæltəʊ/
[only before noun]
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  1. (of a musical instrument乐器) with the second highest range of notes in its group中音的
    • an alto saxophone中音萨克斯管
    compare soprano, tenor
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryAlto is used with these nouns:
    • voice
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    Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Italian alto (canto) ‘high (song)’.