A short, everyday word for a synthesizer — the electronic keyboard-type instrument that makes sounds electronically instead of from strings or air. Nobody in the music world says the long word much; 'synth' is what musicians, producers and fans actually say.

A short, everyday word for a synthesizer這是 synthesizer（合成器）的簡短口語說法 — the electronic keyboard-type instrument that makes sounds electronically instead of from strings or air也就是那種用電子方式發出聲音、而不是靠弦或空氣振動的鍵盤樂器。 Nobody in the music world says the long word much音樂圈的人很少講那個長的字; 'synth' is what musicians, producers and fans actually say樂手、製作人和樂迷實際上都講 'synth'。

It is a countable noun ('he bought an old synth', 'three synths on stage'), and it is casual but not slang — you would see it in a music magazine or a shop listing without any trouble. It also gets used before another noun to describe a sound rather than an object: 'synth sound', 'synth line', 'synth bass'.

It is a countable noun它是可數名詞 ('he bought an old synth', 'three synths on stage')（像 'he bought an old synth'、'three synths on stage'）, and而且 it is casual but not slang它是口語但不是俚語 — you would see it in a music magazine or a shop listing without any trouble在音樂雜誌或商店的商品清單上都能看到，完全沒問題。 It also gets used before another noun to describe a sound rather than an object它也可以放在另一個名詞前面，用來形容聲音而不是物品: 'synth sound', 'synth line', 'synth bass'像 'synth sound'、'synth line'、'synth bass'。

And it lives inside the name of a whole style of music, synth-pop — the bright electronic pop of the 1980s that Taiwanese listeners will know from a-ha, Depeche Mode, and more recently from anything that deliberately sounds retro.

And而且 it lives inside the name of a whole style of music, synth-pop它也存在於一整個音樂風格的名字裡，也就是 synth-pop — the bright electronic pop of the 1980s that Taiwanese listeners will know from a-ha, Depeche Mode, and more recently from anything that deliberately sounds retro就是1980年代那種明亮的電子流行樂，台灣聽眾可能從 a-ha、Depeche Mode 認識，最近則是任何刻意走復古風的音樂。

One more thing worth knowing: because a synth can imitate other instruments, people sometimes use 'synth' with a slight sneer, meaning 'not the real instrument' — 'those aren't real strings, that's just a synth'. Whether that is an insult depends entirely on who is talking.

One more thing worth knowing還有一件事值得知道: because a synth can imitate other instruments因為合成器可以模仿其他樂器, people sometimes use 'synth' with a slight sneer人們有時會帶點輕蔑地用 'synth' 這個字, meaning 'not the real instrument'意思是「不是真樂器」 — 'those aren't real strings, that's just a synth'像 'those aren't real strings, that's just a synth'（那不是真的弦樂，只是合成器）。 Whether that is an insult depends entirely on who is talking這算不算貶意，完全看是誰在講。