tenor

/ˈtenə/ n.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

男高音；主旨；大意；一般趋向

释义与例句

n. 男高音
a male singer with a high voice, or the highest male singing voice
  1. He is one of the finest tenors of his generation.
    他是同代人中最优秀的男高音之一。
  2. The tenor sang a beautiful love song.
    那位男高音唱了一首优美的情歌。
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  1. She studied the tenor part before the rehearsal.
    排练前她学习了男高音声部。
n. 主旨；大意；一般趋向
the general meaning or direction of something such as a speech or argument
  1. The tenor of his speech was hopeful and calm.
    他演讲的主旨充满希望且平静。
  2. I missed the details but caught the general tenor.
    我漏掉了细节，但抓住了大意。
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  1. The tenor of the debate changed after the first hour.
    辩论进行一小时后方向发生了变化。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 tenor 指“男高音”，也指演讲或文章的“主旨、大意”；tenure 是“任期”。

词族与关联词

易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • tenure 任期；保有
    tenor 指男高音或主旨、大意；tenure 指职位任期或土地保有权，不要混淆。
    During his tenure as manager the company grew quickly. 在他担任经理期间，公司发展迅速。
常见搭配
  • a famous tenor 著名男高音
    The famous tenor gave a concert at the opera house. 这位著名男高音在歌剧院举办了音乐会。
  • the tenor of ……的主旨
    The tenor of the letter was warm and friendly. 这封信的主旨温暖而友好。