tenor

名词 tenor:

1. the adult male singing voice above baritone
   同义词：tenor voice
2. the pitch range of the highest male voice
3. an adult male with a tenor voice
4. a settled or prevailing or habitual course of a person's life
5. the general meaning or substance of an utterance
   同义词：strain

形容词 tenor:

1. (of a musical instrument) intermediate between alto and baritone or bass
2. of or close in range to the highest natural adult male voice

1. The tenor disappointed us by singing flat.
   那位男高音歌手调门儿唱得很低，十分扫兴。
2. The tenor was a pupil of Caruso.
   这位男高音歌手师承卡鲁索。
3. The tenor soloist is unable to appear tonight because of illness.
   男高音独唱者因病今晚不能演出。
4. It seemed nothing could disturb the even tenor of our existence in those happy prewar days.
   在战争前那些美好的岁月里，似乎没有任何东西能打破我们平静的生活进程。
5. I understood the tenor of their conversation but not the details.
   我听懂了他们谈话的大意，但没有听懂其中的细节。