British
adjective /ˈbrɪtɪʃ/
/ˈbrɪtɪʃ/
- (abbreviation Br.)connected with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or the people who live there
(大不列颠及北爱尔兰)联合王国的;英国的;英国人的 - the British Government
英国政府 - He was born in France but his parents are British.
他生在法国,但父母是英国人。 - British-based/British-born/British-made
以英国为基地的;英国出生的;英国制造的 - a truly British comic hero
一个真正的英国喜剧英雄
- the British Government
- the Britishnoun [plural] the people of the United Kingdom
联合王国人民;(统称)英国人 More About the Britishthe British- There is no singular noun which is commonly used to refer to a person from Britain. Instead the adjective British is used:
英语中没有指英国人的通用单数名词,一般用形容词 British: - She’s British.
她是英国人。 - The British have a very odd sense of humour.
英国人的幽默感很奇特。
- She’s British.
- The noun Briton is used mainly in newspapers:
- The survivors of the avalanche included 12 Britons.
雪崩的幸存者中有 12 名英国人。
该词亦指英国早期居民: - the ancient Britons
古代不列颠人
- The survivors of the avalanche included 12 Britons.
- There is no singular noun which is commonly used to refer to a person from Britain. Instead the adjective British is used:
词源Old English Brettisc ‘relating to the ancient Britons’, from Bret ‘Briton’, from Latin Britto, or its Celtic equivalent.