tenor

tenor1
noun
  1. a singing voice between baritone and alto or counter-tenor, the highest of the ordinary adult male range
    男高音
    ■a singer with such a voice
    男高音歌手
    ■a part written for such a voice
    男高音声部，定旋律声部
    ■[usu. as modifier]an instrument, especially a saxophone, trombone, tuba, or viol, of the second or third lowest pitch in its family
    次中音乐器
    a tenor sax.
    次中音萨克斯管。
    ■(全称 tenor bell)the largest and deepest bell of a ring or set
    （组钟中的）最低音钟
语源
  1. late Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin, based on tenere 'to hold'; so named because the tenor part was allotted (and therefore ‘held’) the melody
tenor2
noun
  1. (一般作the tenor of)[in sing.]the general meaning, sense, or content of something
    大意，要领；要旨；思路
    the general tenor of the debate.
    辩论的一般要领。
    ■(一般作 the tenor of)[in sing.]a settled or prevailing character or direction, especially the course of a person's life or habits
    （尤指生活，习惯的）一般趋向；稳定的进程
    the even tenor of life in the kitchen was disrupted the following day.
    平静安定的厨房里的日子第二天被扰乱了。
  2. (Law)the actual wording of a document
    (律)（文件的）抄本，誊本
  3. (Finance)the time that must elapse before a bill of exchange or promissory note becomes due for payment
    (财政)（支票、汇票或期票的）期限
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old French tenour, from Latin tenor 'course, substance, import of a law', from tenere 'to hold'
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