tenor

• n. 男高音；要旨，大意；票據的限期；穩定的進程
• adj. 男高音的
• n. (Tenor)人名；(瑞典)特諾爾

ten-,持有，保持，維持，-or,人。用于指保持某一音域的人，引申詞義男高音，男高音歌手。

tenor

tenor: [13] Latin tenor was derived from the verb tenēre ‘hold’ (source also of English tenacious, tenant, etc), and so etymologically denoted ‘that which is held to’, hence a ‘continuous course’. This evolved in due course into the ‘general sense or import’ of a piece of speech or writing, in which sense English acquired it via Anglo- Norman tenur. The musical term tenor, which is basically the same word, arrived in the 14th century via Italian tenore and Old French tenor. It denotes etymologically the voice that ‘holds’ the melodic line.
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tenor (n.)

c. 1300, "general meaning, prevailing course, purpose, drift," from Old French tenor "substance, contents, meaning, sense; tenor part in music" (13c. Modern French teneur), from Latin tenorem (nominative tenor) "a course," originally "continuance, uninterrupted course, a holding on," from tenere "to hold" (see tenet). The musical sense of "high male voice" is attested from late 14c. in English, so-called because the sustained melody (canto fermo) was carried by the tenor's part. Meaning "singer with a tenor voice" is from late 15c. As an adjective in this sense from 1520s.

1. Her dreams were troubled, reflecting the tenor of her waking hours.

她在夢中焦慮不安，反映了她白天生活的基調。

來自柯林斯例句

2. This small part was taken with elan by a promising young tenor.

這一小段由一位大有前途的青年男高音傾情演繹。

來自柯林斯例句

3. The whole tenor of discussions has changed.

討論的整個主旨變了。

來自柯林斯例句

4. I was encouraged by the general tenor of his remarks.

他話中的要點使我深受鼓舞。

來自《權威詞典》

5. The whole tenor of the meeting was very positive.

會議的整體氛圍很積極.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》