c. 1600, from Italian baritono, from Greek barytonos "deep-toned, deep-sounding," from barys "heavy, deep," also, of sound, "strong, deep, bass," from PIE root *gwere- (2) "heavy" (see grave (adj.)) + tonos "tone" (see tenet). Technically, "ranging from lower A in bass clef to lower F in treble clef." Noun meaning "singer having a baritone voice" is from 1821. As a type of brass band instrument, it is attested from 1949.
实用例句
1. He speaks in a melodious baritone.
他的声音浑厚而有磁性。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Every morning I can hear a rich voice of the baritone.
每天早晨,我都能听到男中音浑厚的声音.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. He sang in his rich baritone.
他以浑厚的男中音演唱.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. Do you sing bass or baritone?
你唱男低音还是男中音?
来自《简明英汉词典》
5. "Sergeant, I should like a word with you," said the newcomer, in a pleasantly-inflected baritone.
