YOLO stands for 'you only live once'. People say it when they do something bold, silly, expensive, or a bit risky, and they want a reason — or an excuse.

YOLO stands for 'you only live once'YOLO是'you only live once'（人生只有一次）的縮寫 People say it大家會這樣說 when they do something bold, silly, expensive, or a bit risky當他們做了大膽、傻氣、花大錢，或有點冒險的事情時 and they want a reason — or an excuse想要一個理由——或藉口

You buy an air ticket you cannot really afford, and you post the photo with 'YOLO'. You order the huge dessert, you dye your hair blue, you quit a safe job: YOLO.

You buy an air ticket you cannot really afford你買了一張其實負擔不起的機票 and you post the photo with 'YOLO'然後貼照片配上'YOLO' You order the huge dessert你點了超大份的甜點 you dye your hair blue把頭髮染成藍色 you quit a safe job辭掉穩定的工作 YOLOYOLO

The idea behind it is old and serious — life is short, so use it — but the modern word is light and often a joke about yourself.

The idea behind it is old and serious這句話背後的想法既古老又嚴肅 life is short, so use it人生苦短好好把握 but the modern word is light但現代這個詞卻很輕鬆 and often a joke about yourself常常是拿自己開玩笑

It came out of internet and rap culture around 2011, and for a couple of years it was everywhere online. That is important for you: it now sounds a little dated, a bit 'my older cousin in 2013'. Young people today often use it half-mocking, the way you might use an old slogan on purpose.

It came out of internet and rap culture around 2011它大概2011年出自網路和饒舌文化 and for a couple of years it was everywhere online有那麼一兩年網路上到處都是它 That is important for you這點對你很重要 it now sounds a little dated它現在聽起來有點過時了 a bit 'my older cousin in 2013'有點像「我表哥2013年在講的話」 Young people today often use it half-mocking現在的年輕人常常帶點調侃地用它 the way you might use an old slogan on purpose就像故意用一句舊口號一樣

It is very informal — fine in a message to a friend, wrong in a school essay or a work email. Grammatically it is loose.

It is very informal這個字非常口語 fine in a message to a friend傳訊息給朋友沒問題 wrong in a school essay or a work email但寫在學校作文或工作email裡就不對了 Grammatically it is loose文法上它很鬆散

Most often it stands alone at the end, like a stamp: 'Booked the flight. YOLO.' It can work as an adjective before a noun ('that was a very YOLO decision') and some people even use it as a verb ('I YOLO'd and bought it'), though that is playful.

Most often it stands alone at the end最常見的是它單獨放在句尾 like a stamp像個印章一樣 'Booked the flight.（'Booked the flight.'——訂了機票。） YOLO.'（'YOLO.'——管他的。） It can work as an adjective before a noun它可以當形容詞放在名詞前面 ('that was a very YOLO decision')（像'that was a very YOLO decision'，那是個很YOLO的決定） and some people even use it as a verb有些人甚至把它當動詞用 ('I YOLO'd and bought it')（像'I YOLO'd and bought it'，我一衝動就買了） though that is playful不過這是玩笑性質的用法

You can write it YOLO or yolo; capitals are more common.

You can write it YOLO or yolo你可以寫成YOLO或yolo capitals are more common大寫比較常見