The person who sings in a band or group — the singer, as opposed to the people playing guitar, drums, or keyboard. The word exists mostly because a band needs a name for that job. On a poster or an album sleeve you will see "vocalist: ..." listed next to "drummer" and "bassist".

The person在樂團或團體裡 who sings負責唱歌的人 in a band or group — the singer就是歌手 as opposed to相對於 the people playing guitar, drums, or keyboard彈吉他、打鼓或彈鍵盤的人 The word這個字 exists mostly之所以存在主要是 because因為 a band一個樂團 needs a name for that job需要一個字來稱呼這個角色 On a poster or an album sleeve在海報或專輯封套上 you你 will see會看到 "vocalist: ..."「vocalist：⋯」 listed next to跟...並列 "drummer" and "bassist"「drummer」和「bassist」

In everyday talk people just say "singer"; "vocalist" sounds slightly more technical, the word of someone who thinks about music as a set of roles. It is used for popular music — rock, jazz, pop — not usually for opera or classical singers, who are called singers or by their voice type.

In everyday talk在日常說法裡 people人們 just say就直接說 "singer";「singer」 "vocalist"「vocalist」 sounds slightly more technical聽起來比較專業一點 the word是那種 of someone用字的人 who thinks about music他把音樂想成 as a set of roles一組角色分工 It它 is used用在 for popular music流行音樂上 — rock, jazz, pop搖滾、爵士、流行 — not usually而通常不用在 for opera or classical singers歌劇或古典歌手 who他們 are called singers被稱為singers or by their voice type或用聲部來稱呼

You will also meet "lead vocalist" (the main singer) and "backing vocalist" (the ones singing behind), and a band can have several. Music teachers and audition notices like the word because it names the skill, not the fame.

You你 will also meet也會遇到 "lead vocalist" (the main singer)「lead vocalist」(主唱) and和 "backing vocalist" (the ones singing behind),「backing vocalist」(在背後合音的人) and而且 a band一個樂團 can have several可以有好幾個 Music teachers and audition notices音樂老師和試鏡通知 like the word喜歡用這個字 because因為 it它 names the skill講的是技能 not而不是 the fame名氣