contralto

contralto
[kənˈtraltəʊ]
(pl. -os)
  1. the lowest female singing voice
    女低音
    she sang in a high contralto.
    她唱较高的女低音。
    ■a singer with such a voice
    女低音歌手
    ■a part written for such a voice
    乐曲中的女低音部分,歌剧中的女低音角色
语源
  1. mid 18th cent.: Italian, from contra- (in the sense 'counter to') + alto. Compare with counter-tenor
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