soprano的词源

英文词源

soprano

soprano: see super

soprano (n.)

1738, "the highest singing voice," ranging easily through the two octaves above middle C, from Italian soprano "the treble in music," literally "high," from sopra "above," from Latin supra, fem. ablative singular of super (see super-). Meaning "a singer having a soprano voice" is from 1738. As an adjective from 1730. Soprano saxophone is attested from 1859.

中文词源

soprano：女高音

来自拉丁语 soprano,高音的，最高声部的，来自 sopra,在上，超过，来自拉丁语 supra,阴性格 于 super,在上，更上，超过，比较级于 sub,在上，向上，词源同 superman.

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