In everyday English, a lot of people say Holland when they mean the whole country whose capital is Amsterdam — the Netherlands. Maps and careful speakers use the Netherlands for the country.

In everyday English在日常英文裡, a lot of people很多人 say Holland會說Holland when they mean他們指的是 the whole country whose capital is Amsterdam首都是阿姆斯特丹的整個國家——the Netherlands也就是the Netherlands. Maps and careful speakers地圖和講究的人 use使用 the Netherlands the Netherlands for the country來指這個國家.

Holland, strictly, is only a part of it: two provinces on the west, North Holland and South Holland, where Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and The Hague sit. That part was rich and famous in trade, so foreigners started using Holland for the whole land, and the habit stuck.

Holland Holland, strictly嚴格來說, is only是只有 a part of it其中一部分: two provinces on the west西邊的兩個省, North Holland and South Holland North Holland（北荷蘭）和South Holland（南荷蘭）, where Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and The Hague sit阿姆斯特丹、鹿特丹和海牙就在那裡. That part那部分 was rich and famous in trade因為貿易而富有出名, so所以 foreigners外國人 started using開始用 Holland Holland for the whole land稱呼整個國家, and而 the habit這個習慣 stuck就留下來了.

Some Dutch people mind; some do not. The government has asked the world to say the Netherlands.

Some Dutch people有些荷蘭人 mind會介意; some有些人 do not不會. The government政府 has asked the world要求全世界 to say the Netherlands說the Netherlands.

In Taiwan you already have one everyday name, 荷蘭, for the country, and that is what people actually say.

In Taiwan在台灣, you already have你早就有 one everyday name一個日常的名字, 荷蘭荷蘭, for the country指這個國家, and而 that就是 is what people actually say人們實際上會說的.

The English name Holland comes from Old Dutch holt lant, “wood land.” People sometimes guess “hollow land,” because the country is low and flat, but that is a popular wrong story, not the real origin.

The English name Holland英文名Holland comes from來自 Old Dutch holt lant古荷蘭語的holt lant, "wood land."意思是「樹林地」. People有時候人們 sometimes guess會猜是 "hollow land,"「凹地」, because因為 the country這個國家 is low and flat地勢低平, but但 that那 is是 a popular wrong story一個流行但錯誤的說法, not不是 the real origin真正的來源.