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    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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    En·glish1 /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/ noun  1  SLL[countable, uncountable] the language used in Britain, the US, Australia, and some other countries 英语 Do you speak English? 你会说英语吗？ leaflets written in plain English (=English that is easy to understand) 用简单英语写的传单2. the English [plural]SAN people from England 英格兰人3  [uncountable] literature written in English, studied as a subject at school or university 英语课程 She decided to major in English. 她决定主修英语。
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    English• an English teacher• What grade did you get in English?plain English• 'The theory of informed consent'? What does that mean, in plain English?• I wish they'd write in plain English, instead of all this business jargon.
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    English2 adjective  1  SANrelating to England or its people 英格兰的；英格兰人的 the English countryside 英格兰乡村 under English law 按照英格兰法律2  relating to the language used in Britain, the US, Australia, and some other countries 英语的 English grammar 英语语法    Origin English2 Old English englisc, from Engle “Angles”
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    and some language Britain, Australia, the Corpus US, in the used


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    En‧glish1 /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/ noun
    1. [uncountable and countable] the language used in Britain, the US, Australia, and some other countries:
        Do you speak English?
        leaflets written in plain English (=English that is easy to understand)
    2. the English [plural] people from England
    3. [uncountable] literature written in English, studied as a subject at school or university:
        She decided to major in English.

    II
    English2 adjective
     Language: Old English
     Origin: englisc, from Engle 'Angles'
    1. relating to England or its people:
        the English countryside
        under English law
    2. relating to the language used in Britain, the US, Australia, and some other countries:
        English grammar


    noun,
    adjective
    Eng·lishBrE /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable, countable] the language, originally of England, now spoken in many other countries and used as a language of international communication throughout the world 英语；英文◆She speaks good English. 她英语说得很好。🔊🔊◆I need to improve my English. 我需要提高我的英语水平。🔊🔊◆world Englishes世界各地的英语 [uncountable] English language or literature as a subject of study （作为一门学科的）英语语言文学；英语学科◆a degree in English英语学位◆English is my best subject. 英语是我学得最好的一门科目。🔊🔊the English [plural] the people of England (sometimes wrongly used to mean the British, including the Scots, the Welsh and the Northern Irish) 英格兰人（有时误用以指包括苏格兰、威尔士和北爱尔兰人在内的英国人）●in plain ˈEnglishsimply and clearly expressed, without using technical language 用平白的言语（或文字）
    Eng·lishBrE /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/ 🔊 adjectiveconnected with England, its people or its language 英格兰的；英格兰人的；英语的◆the English countryside英格兰乡村◆an English man/woman英格兰男人／女人◆typically English attitudes典型的英格兰式态度◆an English dictionary英语词典<titled tranID="10" status="2">the British<chnsep> </chnsep><chn/></titled>
    • 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. 形容词 English 只指英格兰人，不包括英国其他地方的人。
    • The noun Briton is used mainly in newspapers. 名词 Briton 主要用于报刊：◆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. * Brit 是非正式用语。Britisher 现已非常过时。
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