英['æltəʊ]美['æltoʊ]
记忆方法
词根词缀法
来自词根alt,高。此系音乐术语,源自拉丁语altus,但却是直接借自意大利语,在意大利语是“高的”的意思,最初在英语中用以指“男声最高音”(和countertenor同义),不久以后也被用以指“女低音”(和contralto同义),这是因为女低音的音域和男声最高音很相像的缘故。英语中另有一些词,如altimeter(测高仪).altitude(高度),altar(祭坛)等也源自拉丁语altus。
noun(名词)adjective(形容词)
双解例句
noun(名词)adjective(形容词)
小知识
An alto is a woman with a relatively low singing voice. In a choir, alto describes the lowest singing part written for a female voice.
While occasionally men are described as altos — in which case, the word describes a fairly high pitched singing voice — it more often describes a woman whose voice is lower than a soprano. The word alto can also refer to other instruments, including saxophones and flutes, at specific pitches. Alto originally described a man's high voice, from a Latin root, altus, or “high.”
实用短语
常用短语
词根词缀
词根: alt
=high,表示”高”
adj.
alto 高音的alt高+o音乐术语→n.高音 adj.高音的
exalted 高贵的;意气风发exalt[v.使升高]+ed……的→升高了的→高贵的
n.
altar 祭坛,圣坛alt高+ar物→高出的东西→祭坛
altimeter 高度计alti=alt高+meter测量→n.高度计
altitude 高度,海拔;[alt高+itude表名词→n.高度,海拔;[n.]高处,高地
alto 高音alt高+o音乐术语→n.高音 adj.高音的
v.
exalt 使升高ex出+alt高→高出来→升高