alto

名词 n.
英 /ˈæl.təʊ/    美 /ˈæl.toʊ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A musical part or section higher than tenor and lower than soprano, formerly the part that performed a countermelody above the tenor or main melody.
  2. A person or musical instrument that performs the alto part.
  3. An alto saxophone. colloquial

词形变化

altos plural alti plural

词源

Borrowed from Italian alto (“high”). Doublet of old.
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