An Englishwoman is a woman from England — the country whose capital is London, on the island of Britain. She is not simply “a woman who speaks English.” A woman from the United States, from Australia, or from Taiwan who speaks excellent English is still not an Englishwoman.

An Englishwoman is a woman from Englandenglishwoman是來自英格蘭的女性——the country whose capital is London, on the island of Britain那個首都是倫敦、位在不列顛島上的國家。She is not simply "a woman who speaks English."她不只是「一個會說英語的女人」。A woman from the United States, from Australia, or from Taiwan who speaks excellent English is still not an Englishwoman一個來自美國、澳洲或台灣、英語說得很好的女性，還是不算englishwoman。

People also mix this up with British. A woman from Scotland, Wales, or Northern Ireland is British, but she is not an Englishwoman.

People also mix this up with British大家也常把這個字跟British（英國的）搞混。A woman from Scotland, Wales, or Northern Ireland is British, but she is not an Englishwoman來自蘇格蘭、威爾斯或北愛爾蘭的女性是British，但她不是englishwoman。

In careful talk that difference matters; in loose talk, especially outside the UK, people sometimes say English when they mean British. The matching word for a man is Englishman.

In careful talk that difference matters在講究的說法裡這個差別很重要；in loose talk, especially outside the UK但在隨口說話時，尤其在英國以外的地方，people sometimes say English when they mean British大家有時候意思是British，卻說成English。The matching word for a man is Englishman對應男性的字是englishman。

The word is ordinary and clear, not slang and not fancy; you meet it in stories, news, and forms that ask where someone is from.

The word is ordinary and clear, not slang and not fancy這個字很普通、清楚，不是俚語也不花俏；you meet it in stories, news, and forms that ask where someone is from你會在故事、新聞，以及問你從哪裡來的表格裡遇到它。