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British

adjective
/ˈbrɪtɪʃ/
/ˈbrɪtɪʃ/
  1. (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
  2. the British
    noun [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。
      The adjective English refers only to people from England, not the rest of the United Kingdom.
    • 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。
      It also describes the early inhabitants of Britain:该词亦指英国早期居民:
      • the ancient Britons古代不列颠人
      . Brit is informal. Britisher is now very old-fashioned.
    note at Scottish
  3. 词源Old English Brettisc ‘relating to the ancient Britons’, from Bret ‘Briton’, from Latin Britto, or its Celtic equivalent.
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