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词汇 Briton
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Briton

noun
/ˈbrɪtn/
/ˈbrɪtn/
(formal)
  1. a person from Britain英国人
    • the ancient Britons古英国人
    • the first Briton to climb Everest without oxygen第一个未借助氧气设备登上珠穆朗玛峰的英国人
    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.
    词源from Old French Breton, from Latin Britto, Britton-, or its Celtic equivalent.
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