magento Scope

Global means that the value of this attribute for a given product must be the same throughout your website. 

Global 表示这个产品属性在所有website里都是一样的.

Website means that the value of this attribute for a given product can differ on different websites, however it cannot differ between store views contained under the same website. As of this writing, Magento Go only supports one website level. 

Website表示产品属性可以在不同的website中有不同的值,但同一个website下的不同store views是相同的.

Store view means the value of this attribute for a given product can differ on all websites and all store views. For example, if you were creating an attribute called Color, within a Store View scope, you would be able to set the color of a product to green in one store view, and blue in another store view.

Store view表示在不同的website,不同的store view下都可以是不同的.

http://www.magentocommerce.com/knowledge-base/entry/understanding-store-scopes