bravo 的词源

“干得好！”，1761年，来自意大利语bravo，字面意思是“勇敢的”（参见brave (adj.)）。早期在英语中是名词，意为“亡命之徒，雇佣杀手”（1590年代）。其最高级形式为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，其形式不应改变，而应在所有情况下保持bravo。然而，“bravo”通常用于男性，“brava”用于女性艺术家，“bravi”用于两个或更多人。［《Elson's Music Dictionary》，1905年］