A cowgirl is, in the United States, a woman whose work is with cattle: she rides a horse, moves the herd, and knows the ranch. The word was built to sit beside cowboy — same job, named for a woman.

A cowgirl is, in the United States在美國，cowgirl， a woman whose work is with cattle是指工作跟牛群有關的女性： she rides a horse, moves the herd, and knows the ranch她騎馬、趕牛群，也熟悉牧場。 The word was built to sit beside cowboy這個字是照著cowboy造出來的—— same job, named for a woman同樣的工作，只是指女性。

In real ranch life people also just say cowboy for anyone in that work, or hand, or rancher; cowgirl is the form that marks the rider as female, and it is also the picture you get in films, rodeos, and children’s dress-up (hat, boots, maybe a toy horse).

In real ranch life在真正的牧場生活裡， people also just say cowboy for anyone in that work, or hand, or rancher大家也常常不分性別都叫cowboy，或說hand、rancher； cowgirl is the form that marks the rider as female則是特別標出騎手是女性的說法， and it is also the picture you get in films, rodeos, and children’s dress-up (hat, boots, maybe a toy horse)也是電影、牛仔競技和小孩扮裝（帽子、靴子，也許還有玩具馬）裡常見的形象。

It can sound warm and slightly story-like. It is American in flavour; Britain has farm words, but this one belongs to the western.

It can sound warm and slightly story-like這個字聽起來溫暖，帶點故事感。 It is American in flavour帶有美國味； Britain has farm words英國有自己的農場用詞， but this one belongs to the western但這個字屬於西部片的世界。

It does not mean a girl who likes cows, and it is not only a costume, though that is often the first picture a learner meets.

It does not mean a girl who likes cows它不是指喜歡牛的女生， and it is not only a costume也不只是一套服裝， though that is often the first picture a learner meets雖然這常常是學習者最先看到的畫面。