The tall hat with a wide brim — the wide flat edge that goes all the way around — that cowboys wear in American films. Usually felt, usually with a dent down the top and a pinch at the front, and the brim often curls up a little at the sides.

The tall hat這種高頂帽 with a wide brim有寬帽緣——the wide flat edge that goes all the way around也就是整圈的寬扁邊——that cowboys wear是牛仔戴的 in American films在美國電影裡。Usually felt通常是毛氈做的，usually with a dent down the top通常頂部中間有個凹痕 and a pinch at the front前面還會捏出一個角，and而 the brim帽緣 often curls up a little at the sides兩側常常會微微翹起來。

Strictly speaking, Stetson is a company: John B. Stetson started making these hats in America in 1865, and his hats were so much the standard that people began calling any hat of that shape a Stetson, whoever actually made it.

Strictly speaking嚴格來說，Stetson Stetson is a company是一個公司：John B. Stetson John B. Stetson（人名）started making these hats開始做這種帽子 in America in 1865在1865年的美國，and而 his hats他做的帽子 were so much the standard太具代表性了，that people began calling人們開始把 any hat of that shape任何這種形狀的帽子 a Stetson都叫做Stetson，whoever actually made it不管實際上是誰做的。

That is why you often see it with a capital S, and why some careful writers will only use it for the real brand.

That is why這就是為什麼 you often see it你常常看到它 with a capital S用大寫S開頭，and why也是為什麼 some careful writers一些用字嚴謹的作者 will only use it只會用這個字 for the real brand指真正的那個品牌。

In everyday speech nobody is that careful. It is the same move as calling every tissue a Kleenex.

In everyday speech在日常說話裡，nobody is that careful沒有人會那麼講究。It這 is the same move就跟 as calling every tissue a Kleenex把所有面紙都叫Kleenex一樣的做法。

You will also hear 'cowboy hat' or 'ten-gallon hat' for the same thing, and 'cowboy hat' is the safer everyday word — 'Stetson' sounds slightly older, or slightly like you know about hats. It belongs to the American West and to country music; an English farmer in a wide hat would not be described as wearing a Stetson.

You will also hear你也會聽到 'cowboy hat' or 'ten-gallon hat''cowboy hat'或'ten-gallon hat' for the same thing指同一種東西，and而 'cowboy hat''cowboy hat' is the safer everyday word是比較保險的日常說法——'Stetson' sounds'Stetson'聽起來 slightly older稍微老派一點，or slightly like you know about hats或者有點像你很懂帽子。It它 belongs to the American West and to country music屬於美國西部和鄉村音樂的世界；an English farmer in a wide hat一個戴寬邊帽的英國農夫 would not be described as wearing a Stetson不會被說成戴了一頂Stetson。