| 单词 |
evirato |
| 释义 |
‖ evirato|eviˈrato| Pl. evirati. [Italian, ad. L. ēvirātus, pa. pple. of ēvirāre: see evirate v.] A male singer castrated in boyhood so as to retain an alto or soprano voice. Cf. castrato.
1796Burney Metastasio III. 330 The exquisite voices and refinements in singing of the Evirati. 1879J. Marshall in Grove Dict. Mus. I. 514 He [Ferri] seems to have surpassed all the evirati in brilliance and endurance. |

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