A Holstein is a dairy cow — the kind kept for milk, not mainly for meat. Most of the ones you picture are black and white in big, uneven patches, though actually some Holsteins are red and white instead; people still call those Holsteins.

A Holstein荷蘭牛 is a dairy cow是一種乳牛 — the kind kept for milk是專門養來擠奶的, not mainly for meat不是主要拿來吃肉的。Most of the ones you picture你腦中想到的大多數 are black and white in big, uneven patches是黑白大塊、不規則的花紋, though actually some Holsteins are red and white instead不過其實也有一些Holstein是紅白色的; people still call those Holsteins大家還是叫牠們Holstein。

Farmers like them because they give a lot of milk. You also hear it as an adjective: a Holstein cow, a Holstein herd.

Farmers like them農夫喜歡養牠們 because they give a lot of milk因為牠們產很多奶。You also hear it as an adjective你也會聽到它當形容詞用: a Holstein cow, a Holstein herda Holstein cow（一頭荷蘭牛）、a Holstein herd（一群荷蘭牛）。

Breeders often say Holstein-Friesian, because the animals come from Friesland and from Holstein in northern Germany.

Breeders often say Holstein-Friesian育種的人常說Holstein-Friesian, because the animals come from Friesland and from Holstein in northern Germany因為這種牛來自荷蘭的Friesland地區和德國北部的Holstein地區。

In everyday talk, Holstein just means that familiar piebald milk cow. It is a farm and food word, not a fancy one, and it takes a capital H because it began as a place name.

In everyday talk在日常說法裡, Holstein just means that familiar piebald milk cowHolstein指的就是那種常見的黑白花乳牛。It is a farm and food word它是農場和食物方面的字, not a fancy one不是什麼高雅的字, and it takes a capital H而且要大寫H because it began as a place name因為它原本是個地名。