A very fine, very soft wool, and cloth made from it. It comes from goats, not sheep — the fine undercoat that certain goats grow to survive the cold in Kashmir, Mongolia and the north of China.

A very fine, very soft wool一種非常細緻、非常柔軟的羊毛，and cloth made from it還有用它做成的布料。It comes from goats, not sheep它來自山羊，不是綿羊——the fine undercoat細緻的底層絨毛，that certain goats grow是某些山羊長出的，to survive the cold in Kashmir, Mongolia and the north of China為了在喀什米爾、蒙古和中國北方的寒冷氣候裡生存。

Each goat gives only a small amount each year, and it must be separated from the rough outer hair by hand, which is why cashmere costs so much more than ordinary wool. What a wearer notices is that it is warm without being heavy, and soft enough not to itch, which is exactly what plain sheep's wool is bad at.

Each goat gives only a small amount each year每隻山羊每年只能產出一點點，and it must be separated from the rough outer hair by hand而且必須用手工從粗糙的外層毛裡分離出來，which is why cashmere costs so much more than ordinary wool這就是為什麼喀什米爾羊毛比一般羊毛貴這麼多。What a wearer notices is穿的人會注意到的是，that it is warm without being heavy它保暖卻不厚重，and soft enough not to itch也柔軟到不會刺癢，which is exactly what plain sheep's wool is bad at這正是普通綿羊毛做不到的地方。

You use the word for the material ("it's made of cashmere") or in front of a noun ("a cashmere scarf", "a cashmere sweater"). Because of the price, the word carries a whisper of luxury — saying "a cashmere coat" in a story tells the reader something about the person wearing it.

You use the word for the material這個字可以用來指材質 ("it's made of cashmere")（'it's made of cashmere' 它是喀什米爾羊毛做的），or in front of a noun也可以放在名詞前面 ("a cashmere scarf", "a cashmere sweater")（'a cashmere scarf' 喀什米爾圍巾、'a cashmere sweater' 喀什米爾毛衣）。Because of the price因為價格的關係，the word carries a whisper of luxury這個字帶著一絲奢華的味道——saying "a cashmere coat" in a story故事裡說 'a cashmere coat'，tells the reader something about the person wearing it就已經在跟讀者透露穿的人是什麼樣的人。

Say it KASH-meer. Warning for shoppers: many cheap items say "cashmere blend", which may be mostly ordinary wool.

Say it唸法是 KASH-meerKASH-meer。Warning for shoppers給購物者的提醒：many cheap items say很多便宜的商品會寫 "cashmere blend"「cashmere blend」（混紡），which may be mostly ordinary wool成分可能大部分是普通羊毛。