A cairn is a pile of stones that people built on purpose, not a heap the hill made by itself. It marks a place — especially the top of a mountain, or a path in wild country, or sometimes a grave.

A cairn石堆（cairn） is a pile of stones that people built on purpose是人特意堆起來的石頭堆， not a heap the hill made by itself不是山自己形成的一堆石頭。 It marks a place它用來標記一個地方——especially the top of a mountain尤其是山頂， or a path in wild country或荒野裡的一條路， or sometimes a grave有時候也標記墓地。

Walkers in Scotland and other high places stack cairns so the next person can find the way. You may add a stone when you pass, if that is the custom.

Walkers in Scotland and other high places蘇格蘭和其他高地的健行者 stack cairns會堆石堆， so the next person can find the way好讓後面的人找得到路。 You may add a stone when you pass經過時可以加一顆石頭上去， if that is the custom如果當地有這個習慣的話。

It is a quiet outdoor word. Hikers and people writing about Scotland use it; you would not call the stones by your door a cairn just because they sit in a pile.

It is a quiet outdoor word這是個安靜的戶外用詞。 Hikers and people writing about Scotland use it健行者和寫蘇格蘭相關文章的人會用這個字， you would not call the stones by your door a cairn just because they sit in a pile但你家門口的石頭就算堆成一堆也不會叫它cairn。

Though actually, a cairn is not any old rocks. Someone chose them and set them there, as a sign.

Though actually不過事實上， a cairn is not any old rocks不是隨便的石頭。 Someone chose them是有人特地挑選的， and set them there並把它們放在那裡， as a sign當作一個標記。

You say it like “kairn,” with the air sound in the middle.

You say it like “kairn,”這個字唸起來像「kairn」， with the air sound in the middle中間帶著像air的音。