bravo (interj.)

"well done!," 1761, 源自意大利语 bravo，字面意思为“勇敢的”（参见 brave（形容词））。在英语中，早期的意思是“刺客，雇佣杀手”（1590年代）。最高级形式是 bravissimo。

It is held by some philologists that as "Bravo!" is an exclamation its form should not change, but remain bravo under all circumstances. Nevertheless "bravo" is usually applied to a male, "brava" to a female artist, and "bravi" to two or more. ["Elson's Music Dictionary," 1905]

一些语言学家认为，由于“Bravo！”是一个 exclamation，其形式不应该改变，而应该在所有情况下保持 bravo。尽管如此，“bravo”通常用于男性，“brava”用于女性艺术家，“bravi”用于两个或更多人。["埃尔森音乐词典"，1905年]