An afro is a hairstyle: the hair is left in its natural curl and cut so it makes a large, round shape around the head, like a soft ball or a cloud.

an afroafro(爆炸頭) is a hairstyle是一種髮型: the hair is left in its natural curl頭髮保留原本的自然捲度, and cut so it makes a large, round shape around the head並修剪成圍繞頭部的一個大圓形, like a soft ball or a cloud就像一顆軟球或一朵雲。

It became a famous look in the 1960s and 1970s, especially among Black people in the United States, at a time when wearing hair this way was also a proud message — this hair does not need to be straightened to be beautiful. People still wear afros now; it is not only a look from old photographs.

it became a famous look in the 1960s and 1970s在1960和1970年代,這變成一種很有名的造型, especially among Black people in the United States尤其是在美國的黑人族群中, at a time when wearing hair this way was also a proud message在那個年代,留這種髮型同時也是一種驕傲的宣示——this hair does not need to be straightened to be beautiful頭髮不需要拉直也可以很美。people still wear afros now現在還是有人留afro; it is not only a look from old photographs不是只有老照片裡才看得到。

You can have a short afro or a very big one. The word is informal, and it names that round shape.

you can have a short afro你可以留短的afro, or a very big one也可以留很大顆的。the word is informal這個詞是非正式用語, and it names that round shape指的就是那個圓形。

Though actually, many people today say “natural hair” for the wider idea, and keep “afro” for this cut.

though actually不過其實, many people today say “natural hair” for the wider idea現在很多人會用『natural hair(自然髮質)』來指比較廣的概念, and keep “afro” for this cut而把『afro』留給這個特定的髮型。

Older English sometimes used Afro for a person with African roots, in the same naming pattern as Latino or Anglo, but that use feels dated and can sound blunt, so it is safer not to call a person “an Afro”.

older English sometimes used Afro for a person with African roots早期英文有時候會用Afro指有非洲血統的人, in the same naming pattern as Latino or Anglo跟Latino(拉丁裔)或Anglo(盎格魯裔)是同一種命名方式, but that use feels dated and can sound blunt但這種用法現在感覺過時,也可能顯得不禮貌, so it is safer not to call a person “an Afro”所以最好不要直接稱呼一個人是『an Afro』。