A shamrock is a small plant with three green leaves on each stem. It is the plant people think of as Ireland’s national symbol: you see it on cards, sports shirts, and pub signs, and people wear a little piece of it on St Patrick’s Day.

A shamrockA shamrock is a small plant with three green leaves on each stem是一種小植物，每根莖上有三片綠色葉子。 It is the plant people think of as Ireland's national symbol這是大家心目中愛爾蘭的國家象徵植物： you see it on cards, sports shirts, and pub signs你會在卡片、運動衣和酒吧招牌上看到它， and people wear a little piece of it on St Patrick's Day人們也會在聖派翠克節那天別上一小片它。

It is a kind of clover. The lucky four-leaf clover is a different joke — the shamrock of the symbol has three leaves.

It is a kind of clover它是三葉草clover的一種。 The lucky four-leaf clover幸運的四葉草 is a different joke是另一回事——the shamrock of the symbol has three leaves象徵用的shamrock是三片葉子。

Though actually, Irish official marks often use a harp; the shamrock is the living badge people wear and draw. Which wild plant is “the” shamrock is not fully agreed: many say white clover, and some families have long picked wood sorrel instead.

Though actually不過其實， Irish official marks often use a harp愛爾蘭官方的標誌常常用的是豎琴harp； the shamrock is the living badge people wear and draw而shamrock則是人們日常配戴、畫出來的那個活生生的標誌。 Which wild plant is "the" shamrock究竟哪一種野生植物才是「真正的」shamrock is not fully agreed並沒有完全一致的說法： many say white clover很多人說是白花三葉草white clover， and some families have long picked wood sorrel instead而有些家庭長久以來選的是酢漿草wood sorrel。

The name is Irish. It does not mean sham + rock.

The name is Irish這個名字是愛爾蘭語來的。 It does not mean sham + rock它不是sham（假的）加rock（石頭）的意思。