n.

1. 一般趋向，进程[the S][（+of）]
2. 要旨，大意[the S][（+of）]
   I forget the tenor of her reply.

   我不记得她回答的大意了。

3. 【律】（文件的）抄本，誊本[C]
4. 【音】男高音；次中音[the S]
   Who is going to sing the tenor?

   谁唱男高音？

5. 男高音歌手；次中音乐器[C]

a.

1. 男高音的

n.

1. a singing voice between baritone and alto or countertenor, the highest of the ordinary adult male range.
2. [as modifier] denoting an instrument of the second or third lowest pitch in its family.
3. (in full tenor bell) the largest and deepest bell of a ring or set.

n.

1. the general meaning, sense, or content of something.
2. a prevailing character or direction:
   the even tenor of life in the kitchen.
3. Law  the actual wording of a document.
4. Finance  the time that must elapse before a bill of exchange or promissory note becomes due for payment.