Idaho is a state in the northwestern United States, inland, with mountains and a lot of farm and open land. People know it for farming, and especially for potatoes: the ‘Idaho potato’ is a famous kind, and Americans really do make the potato-state joke. It is not on the ocean.

Idaho愛達荷州 is a state in the northwestern United States位在美國西北部, inland在內陸, with mountains and a lot of farm and open land有山，也有很多農地和空曠的土地。 People know it for farming大家對它的印象是農業, and especially for potatoes尤其是馬鈴薯: the 'Idaho potato'「愛達荷馬鈴薯」 is a famous kind是很有名的一種, and Americans really do make the potato-state joke美國人真的會拿「馬鈴薯州」開玩笑。 It它 is not on the ocean不靠海。

The name is uncertain. It may come from a Plains Apache word ídaahȩ́ meaning ‘Comanche’, though the Oxford English Dictionary says that path from the Apache word to the state name has not been shown.

The name這個名字 is uncertain的由來不確定。 It它 may come from a Plains Apache word ídaahȩ́可能來自平原阿帕契語的 ídaahȩ́, meaning 'Comanche'意思是「科曼奇族」, though the Oxford English Dictionary says不過《牛津英語詞典》說 that path from the Apache word to the state name has not been shown從這個阿帕契語詞到州名之間的關聯並沒有被證實。

Around 1860 the name Idaho was considered for land that later became Colorado; in 1863 it was given to Idaho County (now part of the state). That county had been named after a steamship launched on the Columbia River in 1860. An eccentric political lobbyist, George Maurice Willing, Jr., claimed he had coined the name after a girl — that claim is part of the mess, not a clean answer.

Around 1860大約1860年, the name Idaho was considered for land that later became ColoradoIdaho這個名字曾被考慮用在後來變成科羅拉多州的土地上; in 1863到了1863年, it was given to Idaho County它被用來命名愛達荷郡 (now part of the state)現在是這個州的一部分。 That county這個郡 had been named after a steamship launched on the Columbia River in 1860是用1860年在哥倫比亞河下水的一艘蒸汽船命名的。 An eccentric political lobbyist, George Maurice Willing, Jr.一位古怪的政治說客喬治．莫里斯．威林（George Maurice Willing, Jr.）, claimed he had coined the name after a girl聲稱這個名字是他為了一個女孩取的 — that claim is part of the mess, not a clean answer但這個說法只是整團混亂的一部分，不是乾淨的答案。

For a student, the solid facts are: US state, northwest, potatoes; how the name arose is not settled.

For a student對學生來說, the solid facts are確定的事實是: US state, northwest, potatoes美國的州、位在西北部、以馬鈴薯聞名; how the name arose is not settled這個名字的由來還沒有定論。