british meaning in 中文 | English Dictionary

📖 释义

adjective
英国的; 古不列颠人的; 布立吞语的

EN: Of, relating to, or characteristic of Great Britain, its people, or its culture.; Of or relating to the ancient Britons, the Celtic inhabitants of Britain before and during the Roman occupation.; Of or relating to the Brittonic branch of Celtic languages, including Welsh, Cornish, and Breton.
noun
英国人; 布立吞语支; 古布立吞语; 英式英语

EN: The people of Great Britain collectively; British people.; The Brittonic group of Celtic languages, comprising Welsh, Cornish, and Breton.; The ancient Celtic language spoken by the Britons before the Anglo-Saxon invasions; also called Common Brittonic.; The English language as spoken or written in Great Britain, as distinguished from other varieties such as American English.
adjective
英联邦的

EN: Of or relating to the British Empire or the Commonwealth of Nations.

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Anglo-Saxon

English

EN: 'English' refers specifically to England or its language; 'British' encompasses all of Great Britain (England, Scotland, and Wales).

zh: 'English' 特指英格兰或其语言；'British' 涵盖整个大不列颠（包括英格兰、苏格兰和威尔士）。

UK

EN: 'UK' (United Kingdom) includes Northern Ireland, which is not part of the island of Great Britain, though its citizens hold British citizenship.

zh: 'UK'（联合王国）包括北爱尔兰，它不属于大不列颠岛，但其公民拥有英国国籍。

EN: Always capitalize 'British' as it is a proper adjective derived from a proper noun (Britain).

zh: 始终大写 'British'，因为它是源自专有名词（Britain）的专有形容词。

She has a very distinct British accent.

她有很明显的英国口音。
The British tribes resisted Roman conquest for decades.

不列颠各部落抵抗罗马征服长达数十年。
Welsh is the most widely spoken of the British Celtic languages.

威尔士语是布立吞语族中使用最广泛的语言。
The British are known for their love of tea.

英国人以爱喝茶而闻名。
British is one of the two main branches of the Insular Celtic languages.

布立吞语是海岛凯尔特语族的两大分支之一。
British evolved into Welsh, Cornish, and Cumbric over several centuries.

古布立吞语经过几个世纪演变为威尔士语、康沃尔语和坎布里亚语。
In British, the word 'colour' is spelled with a 'u'.

在英式英语中，'colour' 这个单词拼写时带有 'u'。
Many former British colonies gained independence in the mid-twentieth century.

许多前英国殖民地在二十世纪中叶获得了独立。