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Guernsey is an island in the English Channel, close to the northwest coast of France. It is one of the Channel Islands; Jersey is the other famous one nearby.
Guernsey根西島 is an island是一座島 in the English Channel位在英吉利海峽裡，close to the northwest coast of France靠近法國西北岸。It is one of the Channel Islands它是海峽群島之一；Jersey澤西島 is the other famous one nearby是附近另一個有名的島。
People go there on holiday, and it is also known as a place where some companies and rich people pay very little tax.
People go there on holiday人們會去那裡度假，and而 it is also known as a place它也以一個地方聞名 where some companies and rich people pay very little tax在那裡，有些公司和有錢人只繳很少的稅。
Though actually Guernsey is not simply “part of the United Kingdom” in the ordinary sense: it is a Crown Dependency, with its own laws, and that special status is part of why the tax story exists.
Though actually不過其實，Guernsey根西島 is not simply "part of the United Kingdom" in the ordinary sense並不是一般意義上單純「英國的一部分」：it is a Crown Dependency它是一個王室屬地，with its own laws有自己的法律，and而 that special status這種特殊地位 is part of why the tax story exists也是稅務故事之所以存在的部分原因。
The same name is also used for a kind of cow from the island, and for a thick knitted shirt that fishermen wore; those came from the place, not the other way round.
The same name同樣這個名字 is also used for a kind of cow from the island也用來指一種源自這座島的牛，and還有 for a thick knitted shirt that fishermen wore漁夫穿的一種厚針織衫；those came from the place這些名稱都是源自這個地方，not the other way round而不是反過來。
組成From Anglo-Norman, from Old Norse: Grani (a man’s name, “Grani’s”) + ey (“island”). People sometimes say it means “green island”; that is a folk story, not the real origin.
原始詞典資料14 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Guernseyname/ˈɡɜːnzi/
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An island, the second-largest of the Channel Islands.
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The autonomous state of that island.
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An unincorporated community in California.
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A city in Iowa.
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A hamlet in Saskatchewan, Canada.
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A town in Wyoming.
Guernseynoun/ˈɡɜːnzi/
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A breed of dairy cattle originally bred on Guernsey; any individual of this breed.
- Different milks have varying amounts of fats, proteins, and lactose, and arguments abound over the relative merits and possible harms of each. For many centuries, milk with a high fat content was considered to be the best, and low-fat or skimmed milk was considered fraudulent—in fact, selling it was often illegal. Cow breeds that produce milk with a high fat content, such as Ayrshires, Jerseys, and Guernseys, have always been valued, especially for cheesemaking.
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A knitted fisherman’s sweater of a type made on the island.
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A long-sleeved shirt worn by sportsmen, especially in rugby codes (historically).
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A team-liveried shirt; a jersey.
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Selection or election to a position.
guernseynoun/ˈɡɝnzi/
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A seaman's knitted woolen sweater, similar to a jersey.
- At work I wore a guernsey, or a singlet if it was too hot in the greenhouses; but when I sat on the galley wall of a Sunday evening watching the girls pass, I was wearing my best.
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The shirt worn by the players.
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slang[receive] praise, admiration, recognition, credit, etc
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。