A shout of approval, used at the moment a performance ends — after a song, a solo, a play, a piece of dancing. It belongs to the concert hall and the theatre far more than to daily life, and it is usually shouted, not said quietly.

A shout of approval一種表示讚賞的呼喊，used at the moment a performance ends用在表演結束的那一刻 — after a song, a solo, a play, a piece of dancing歌唱、獨奏、戲劇、舞蹈表演之後。It belongs to the concert hall and the theatre far more than to daily life它比較屬於音樂廳和劇院，而不是日常生活，and it is usually shouted, not said quietly而且通常是用喊的，不是小聲說的。

Away from the stage people do use it, but then it is often half-joking or a little grand, as when a teacher says 'Bravo!' to a student who finally got a hard question right. It works as a noun too: 'shouts of bravo', 'the bravos of the crowd'.

Away from the stage people do use it離開舞台之後，人們確實也會用它，but then it is often half-joking or a little grand但那時通常帶點開玩笑或有點誇張，as when a teacher says 'Bravo!' to a student who finally got a hard question right像是老師對終於答對難題的學生說'Bravo!'。It works as a noun too它也可以當名詞用：'shouts of bravo', 'the bravos of the crowd''shouts of bravo'、'the bravos of the crowd'。

Strict opera-goers keep the Italian endings — 'bravo' for one man, 'brava' for one woman, 'bravi' for a group — and you will hear that in a serious opera house, but in ordinary English 'bravo' is used for everyone and nobody minds.

Strict opera-goers keep the Italian endings講究的歌劇迷會保留義大利文的字尾變化 — 'bravo' for one man, 'brava' for one woman, 'bravi' for a group對一個男生說'bravo'，對一個女生說'brava'，對一群人說'bravi' — and you will hear that in a serious opera house在正式的歌劇院你會聽到這種用法，but in ordinary English 'bravo' is used for everyone and nobody minds但在一般英文裡，'bravo'對誰都通用，也沒有人介意。

Quite separately, 'Bravo' is the letter B in the spelling alphabet pilots and soldiers use ('Alpha, Bravo, Charlie'), which is why you hear it in aeroplane and army films.

Quite separately完全另外一回事，'Bravo' is the letter B in the spelling alphabet pilots and soldiers use'Bravo'是飛行員和軍人用的拼字字母裡代表B的字 ('Alpha, Bravo, Charlie')('Alpha, Bravo, Charlie')，which is why you hear it in aeroplane and army films這就是為什麼你會在飛機和軍事電影裡聽到它。