A purebred animal has a mother and a father of the same breed — both poodles, both Persian cats, both the same kind of cow. Breeders keep papers to show the family line stays inside that one breed.

A purebred animal純種動物 has a mother and a father of the same breed牠的爸爸媽媽是同一個品種 — both poodles像都是貴賓犬, both Persian cats或都是波斯貓, both the same kind of cow或是同一種牛。 Breeders keep papers繁殖者會留紀錄 to show the family line stays inside that one breed證明這個血統一直待在同一個品種裡。

People care about this for dogs, cats, horses, and farm animals, sometimes because of looks or work, sometimes because a club requires it.

People care about this大家在意這件事 for dogs, cats, horses, and farm animals對狗、貓、馬，還有農場動物來說都是, sometimes because of looks or work有時候是因為外表或工作能力, sometimes because a club requires it有時候是因為某個協會有規定。

Though actually, purebred is not a magic word for "better." Mixed animals can be healthy and kind; the word only talks about the family line. As a noun, a purebred is such an animal.

Though actually不過其實, purebred is not a magic word for "better."purebred不是一個代表「比較好」的魔法字. Mixed animals can be healthy and kind混種動物一樣可以健康又乖巧; the word only talks about the family line這個字講的只是血統。 As a noun當名詞用時, a purebred is such an animala purebred指的就是這樣的動物。

Do not treat it as the same as Thoroughbred: that name with a capital T is also a famous horse breed, even though both words share the idea of a known line.

Do not treat it as the same as Thoroughbred不要把它跟Thoroughbred搞混: that name with a capital T這個大寫T開頭的字 is also a famous horse breed是另一個有名的馬的品種, even though both words share the idea of a known line雖然兩個字都有「血統清楚」的意思。