Briton
英['brit?n]
美
- n. 英國人；大不列顛人
詞態變化
復數:?Britons;
英文詞源
- Briton (n.)
- Anglo-French Bretun, from Latin Brittonem (nominative Britto, misspelled Brito in MSS) "a member of the tribe of the Britons," from *Britt-os, the Celtic name of the Celtic inhabitants of Britain and southern Scotland before the 5c. Anglo-Saxon invasion drove them into Wales, Cornwall, and a few other corners. In 4c. B.C.E. Greek they are recorded as Prittanoi, which is said to mean "tattooed people." Exclusively in historical use after Old English period; revived when James I was proclaimed King of Great Britain in 1604, and made official at the union of England and Scotland in 1707.
雙語例句
- 1. The role is played by seventeen-year-old Briton Jane March.
- 這個角色由17歲的英國人簡·馬奇扮演。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. the first Briton to climb Everest without oxygen
- 第一個未借助氧氣設備登上珠穆朗瑪峰的英國人
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. He is staying at Seaview Hotel, Princes'Avenue, Briton.
- 他住在不列頓市王子街的海景旅館里.
來自《用法詞典》
- 4. He was a true Briton, and hoped there were many like him.
- 他是個真正的不列顛人, 但愿許多人都能像他一樣.
來自英漢文學 - 雙城記
- 5. " I am a Briton,'said Miss Pross, "
- “ 我可是個不列顛人, ” 普洛絲小姐說.
來自英漢文學 - 雙城記