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Brit·ish1 /ˈbrɪtɪʃ/ adjective  SGSANrelating to Britain or its people 英国的；英国人的 the British government 英国政府 a British-born scientist 一名英国出生的科学家 —Britishness noun [uncountable]British2 noun  the British [plural] people from Britain 英国人Origin British Old English Brettisc “of ancient Britain”, from Bret “British person”, from a Celtic language

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Brit‧ish¹ /ˈbrɪtɪʃ/ adjectiverelating to Britain or its people:
    the British government
    a British-born scientist
—Britishness noun [uncountable]

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British² noun
the British [plural] people from Britain

Brit·ishBrE /ˈbrɪtɪʃ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbrɪtɪʃ/ 🔊 adjective (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 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the British noun [plural] the people of the United Kingdom 联合王国人民；（统称）英国人

• 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。

 ➡ note at Scottish▸ Brit·ish·ness BrE /ˈbrɪtɪʃnəs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbrɪtɪʃnəs/ 🔊 noun [uncountable]