- (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 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。
- 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
- There is no singular noun which is commonly used to refer to a person from Britain. Instead the adjective British is used:
Word OriginOld English Brettisc ‘relating to the ancient Britons’, from Bret ‘Briton’, from Latin Britto, or its Celtic equivalent.