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soprano

noun
🔊/səˈprɑːnəʊ/
🔊/səˈprænəʊ/, 🔊/səˈprɑːnəʊ/
(plural sopranos
🔊/səˈprɑːnəʊz/
🔊/səˈprænəʊz/, 🔊/səˈprɑːnəʊz/
)
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  1. [countable] a singing voice with the highest range for a woman or boy; a singer with a soprano voice女高音声部；女高音歌手
    Extra Examples
    • She has sung soprano in many major operas.她在很多大型歌剧中唱过女高音。
    • She has a natural, clear soprano voice.她有自然、清亮的女高音嗓音。
    • She sings in an exceptionally pure soprano.她以异常纯美的高音歌唱。
    • The soprano part in this opera is very demanding.这部歌剧的女高音声部很难唱。
    compare alto, mezzo-soprano, trebleTopics Musicc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • first
    • principal
    • second
    • …
    verb + soprano
    • sing
    soprano + noun
    • voice
    • part
    preposition
    • in a soprano
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  2. [singular] a musical part written for a soprano voice 女高音声部；女高音歌手
    3. Word Originmid 18th cent.: Italian, from sopra ‘above’, from Latin supra.

soprano

adjective
🔊/səˈprɑːnəʊ/
🔊/səˈprænəʊ/, 🔊/səˈprɑːnəʊ/
[only before noun]
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  1. (of a musical instrument乐器) with the highest range of notes in its group高音的
    • a soprano saxophone高音萨克斯管
    compare alto, bass1, tenor
    Oxford Collocations DictionarySoprano is used with these nouns:
    • solo
    • voice
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    Word Originmid 18th cent.: Italian, from sopra ‘above’, from Latin supra.