A mutt is a dog that does not belong to one special breed — a mix. The word is informal.

A mutt ismutt是 a dog that does not belong to one special breed一隻不屬於特定品種的狗——a mix混種狗。The word is informal這個字是非正式用語。

It can sound warm (“our old mutt”) or a little rough, depending on the voice. Everyday owners and animal shelters use it a lot; people who talk about dog shows usually say mixed-breed, which sounds more polite.

It can sound warm它可以聽起來很溫暖 ("our old mutt")（像'our old mutt'，我們家的老米克斯） or a little rough也可以有點粗魯，depending on the voice要看語氣。Everyday owners and animal shelters use it a lot一般飼主和動物收容所很常用這個字；people who talk about dog shows談論狗展的人 usually say通常會說 mixed-breedmixed-breed，which sounds more polite聽起來比較禮貌。

Though actually, mutt did not start as a dog word. It is a short form of muttonhead, which meant a foolish person (as if someone had a sheep's head). First it was an insult for a person; later it settled on mixed dogs.

Though actually不過其實，mutt did not start as a dog wordmutt一開始並不是狗的用字。It is a short form of它是 muttonhead的縮短形式，which meant a foolish person意思是笨蛋 (as if someone had a sheep's head)（好像那個人長了一顆羊頭一樣）。First it was an insult for a person一開始是罵人的話，later it settled on mixed dogs後來才固定用在混種狗身上。

Some speakers still call a person a mutt, and that is unkind — don't copy that. For dogs, American English still uses mutt all the time.

Some speakers still call a person a mutt有些人還是會用mutt罵人，and that is unkind這樣是不禮貌的——don't copy that不要學。For dogs至於狗，American English still uses mutt all the time美式英文現在還是很常用mutt這個字。