Karaoke is an entertainment: you sing a well-known song while a machine plays the music and shows the words, usually on a screen. The singer’s own voice is live; the band is missing — that is the joke of the name.

Karaoke is an entertainmentkaraoke是一種娛樂 you sing a well-known song你唱一首大家都知道的歌 while a machine plays the music and shows the words機器負責播放音樂、顯示歌詞 usually on a screen通常是在螢幕上 The singer's own voice is live歌手自己的聲音是現場唱的 the band is missing但樂隊是缺席的 that is the joke of the name這就是這個名字的玩笑所在

People do it at a party, in a bar, or in a private room with friends. Though actually, in many places the room-with-friends version is what people picture, not a lonely person on a public stage.

People do it人們會唱卡拉OK at a party在派對上 in a bar在酒吧裡 or in a private room with friends或跟朋友在包廂裡 Though actually不過其實 in many places在很多地方 the room-with-friends version is what people picture大家想到的是跟朋友在包廂裡唱這個畫面 not a lonely person on a public stage而不是一個人孤零零站在公開舞台上唱歌

English uses karaoke as a noun (do karaoke, a karaoke night, a karaoke machine) and sometimes as a verb (to karaoke), though the noun is far more common.

English uses karaoke as a noun英文把karaoke當名詞用 (do karaoke, a karaoke night, a karaoke machine)（像是do karaoke唱卡拉OK、a karaoke night卡拉OK之夜、a karaoke machine卡拉OK機器） and sometimes as a verb有時候也當動詞用 (to karaoke)（to karaoke） though the noun is far more common不過名詞用法常見得多

It is a casual, fun word, not a school word. The activity came into English from Japanese, and it spread worldwide.

It is a casual, fun word這是一個輕鬆、好玩的字 not a school word不是課本正式用字 The activity came into English from Japanese這個活動是從日文傳進英文的 and it spread worldwide後來就傳到全世界