Electro is a kind of dance music that uses electronic sounds — drum machines, synthesizers, a hard, often robotic beat. It grew in the late 1970s and 1980s, close to early hip-hop and funk made with machines, and people still use the name for later tracks in that style.

Electroelectro（電音） is a kind of dance music是一種舞曲 that uses electronic sounds用電子音效 drum machines鼓機 synthesizers合成器 a hard, often robotic beat常常帶有生硬、機械感的節拍 It grew它興起於 in the late 1970s and 1980s1970年代末到1980年代 close to early hip-hop and funk made with machines跟早期用機器做的hip-hop和funk很接近 and people still use the name而大家現在還是用這個名字 for later tracks in that style稱呼後來同一種風格的曲子

DJs and young listeners say electro; it is informal. It is a clipping of electronic, but it is narrower than “electronic music,” which covers a huge family of styles (house, techno, ambient, and more).

DJs and young listenersDJ和年輕聽眾 say electro會說electro this word這個詞 it is informal是比較口語的說法 It is它是 a clipping of electronicelectronic（電子的）這個字的簡稱 but it is narrower than "electronic music,"但範圍比「electronic music（電子音樂）」窄 which covers a huge family of styles後者涵蓋一大堆風格 house, techno, ambient, and more像house、techno、ambient等等

If you only mean “music made with computers,” say electronic music. Electro points to that particular sound.

If you only mean "music made with computers,"如果你只是想說「用電腦做的音樂」 say electronic music那就說electronic music就好 Electroelectro這個詞 points to that particular sound指的是那種特定的聲音

Though actually, you will also see electro- stuck on the front of other words (electroshock, electromagnetic). That is a prefix meaning “electric,” not this music sense. The entry here is the music.

Though actually不過其實 you will also see electro- stuck on the front of other words你也會看到electro-被加在其他字前面 electroshock, electromagnetic像electroshock（電擊）、electromagnetic（電磁的） That is那 a prefix meaning "electric,"是表示「電」的字首 not this music sense不是這個音樂意思 The entry here這個詞條 is the music指的是音樂這個意思

You may hear older people just say “electronic music” for everything; younger club-goers are more likely to keep the short name for this style.

You may hear older people你可能會聽到年紀比較大的人 just say "electronic music" for everything什麼都說electronic music就好 younger club-goers年輕的夜店客 are more likely to keep the short name更可能保留這個簡稱 for this style指這種風格