A Dutchwoman is a woman from the Netherlands — the country of Amsterdam, not Germany, and not “Holland” as a full name for the whole country, though people still say Holland loosely. The male pair is Dutchman; the people as a group are the Dutch.

Dutchwoman這個字 is指的是 a woman from the Netherlands來自荷蘭的女生 — the country of Amsterdam，也就是阿姆斯特丹那個國家 not Germany不是德國 and not “Holland” as a full name for the whole country也不是把Holland當成整個國家的正式全名 though people still say Holland loosely雖然大家平常還是常常隨口說Holland The male pair is Dutchman對應的男性說法是Dutchman the people as a group are the Dutch一群人整體則叫做the Dutch

In real speech, Dutchwoman is a bit dictionary-like. Many people just say “she’s Dutch” or “a Dutch woman” as two words, and that sounds more natural in conversation. You still meet the one-word form in the same family as Englishwoman or Frenchwoman.

In real speech在真正的口語裡 Dutchwoman is a bit dictionary-likeDutchwoman這個字有點像字典才會用的說法 Many people just say “she's Dutch” or “a Dutch woman” as two words很多人就只講「she's Dutch」或分開寫成兩個字的「a Dutch woman」 and that sounds more natural in conversation這樣講在對話裡聽起來更自然 You still meet the one-word form但你還是會遇到這個連寫成一個字的形式 in the same family as Englishwoman or Frenchwoman跟Englishwoman、Frenchwoman是同一掛的

One more messy truth: English Dutch and German Deutsch are old cousins, but in English today Dutch points to the Netherlands. Calling a German woman a Dutchwoman is a real and rather awkward mix-up.

One more messy truth還有一個容易搞混的地方 English Dutch and German Deutsch are old cousins英文的Dutch跟德文的Deutsch其實是老親戚 but in English today Dutch points to the Netherlands但在今天的英文裡，Dutch指的就是荷蘭 Calling a German woman a Dutchwoman把一個德國女生叫成Dutchwoman is a real and rather awkward mix-up是真的會發生、而且滿尷尬的搞錯