British
英 [ˈbrɪtɪʃ] 美 [ˈbrɪtɪʃ]
adj. (形容词)
英国的,大不列颠的,联合王国的,英联邦的
英国人的,不列颠人的
英国英语的
古英语的
英国人,联合王国人民,英联邦人
英国英语,英式英语
古英语
古不列颠南方人的凯尔特语言
派生词: Britishness n.
扩展资料:
adj.
1、(abbr. Br.) (大不列颠及北爱尔兰)联合王国的;英国的;英国人的
connected with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or the people who live there
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
2、the British
noun
[pl.] 联合王国人民;(统称)英国人
the people of the United Kingdom
例句:
1、He's been meeting with British parliamentarians and government officials.
他一直在与英国议员和政府官员会晤。
2、The men have been debriefed by British and Saudi officials
英国和沙特阿拉伯的官员听取了他们的情况汇报。
3、People have lost faith in the British Parliament.
人们已经对英国议会失去了信任。
用作形容词 (adj.)
British manufacturing industry has been running down for years.英国的制造业多年来一直在走下坡路。
The American Congress corresponds to the British Parliament.美国的国会相当于英国的议会。
The British Isles lie in northwest Europe.不列颠群岛位于欧洲北部。
The king laid British tribes under tribute.国王强迫不列颠各部族向他进贡。
The British character is often said to be phlegmatic.英国人的性格常说成是冷漠的。
用作名词 (n.)
I, dare say you are British but you still need a passport to prove it.我相信你是英国人,但仍需有护照加以证明。
The Americans spell some words differently from the British.美国人拼写某些单词不同于英国人。
He speaks British English.他说英国英语。