WAV is a kind of computer file that holds sound. You know one by the ending on its name: song.wav. Say it either as "wav" (rhyming with "have") or by spelling it out, W-A-V; both are normal, and "a WAV file" is the commonest way to say it.

WAV WAV is是 a kind of computer file that holds sound一種存放聲音的電腦檔案。You know one你可以認出它 by the ending on its name靠檔名後面的副檔名: song.wav像 song.wav。Say it唸法可以 either as "wav" (rhyming with "have")唸成「wav」（跟 have 押韻） or by spelling it out, W-A-V或是直接拼出來 W-A-V; both are normal兩種都可以, and "a WAV file"而「a WAV file」 is the commonest way to say it是最常見的說法。

What matters about WAV, next to MP3, is that it keeps everything. An MP3 throws away parts of the sound that most ears will not miss, so the file becomes small — good for phones and for sending. A WAV keeps the full recording, so it sounds as good as the original but the file is big; a few minutes of music can be tens of megabytes.

What matters about WAV WAV 重要的地方, next to MP3跟 MP3 相比, is that it keeps everything是它會保留全部的聲音。An MP3一個 MP3 檔 throws away parts of the sound會丟掉一部分聲音 that most ears will not miss那些大部分耳朵不會發現少了的部分, so the file becomes small所以檔案會變小 — good for phones and for sending方便手機儲存和傳送。A WAV而一個 WAV 檔 keeps the full recording會保留完整的錄音, so it sounds as good as the original所以聽起來跟原始的一樣好 but the file is big但檔案很大; a few minutes of music幾分鐘的音樂 can be tens of megabytes可能就有幾十 MB。

Because of that, people who record and edit — musicians, sound engineers, anyone making a podcast — work in WAV, and only turn it into MP3 at the very end, for sharing. The format came from Microsoft and IBM, so it has always been most at home on Windows; on Apple machines you will also meet AIFF, which does much the same job.

Because of that正因如此, people who record and edit那些在錄音、剪輯的人 — musicians, sound engineers, anyone making a podcast像音樂人、錄音師、做 Podcast 的人 — work in WAV都是用 WAV 格式工作, and only turn it into MP3 at the very end只有到最後才轉成 MP3, for sharing方便分享。The format這個格式 came from Microsoft and IBM來自微軟和 IBM, so it has always been most at home on Windows所以一直在 Windows 上最普遍; on Apple machines在蘋果的電腦上, you will also meet AIFF你也會遇到 AIFF, which does much the same job它做的事情差不多一樣。

You will hear WAV in ordinary talk too, whenever short sounds are involved: game sound effects, alert noises, ringtones.

You will hear WAV你也會在日常談話中聽到 WAV in ordinary talk too, whenever short sounds are involved只要提到短音效的時候: game sound effects像遊戲音效, alert noises提示音, ringtones鈴聲。