单词 | british |
释义 | British[ brit-ish ] / ˈbrɪt ɪʃ / adjectiveof or relating to Great Britain or its inhabitants. used especially by natives or inhabitants of Great Britain: In this dictionary, “Brit.” is an abbreviation for “British usage.” nounthe people native to or inhabiting Great Britain. British English. the Celtic language of the ancient Britons. VIDEO FOR BRITISHWATCH NOW: Think You Know British Slang?Obviously. game shows about words are our favorite ... and now we've gone international. How many of these British slang words will you get right? Origin of Britishbefore 900; Middle English Brittische,Old English Bryttisc, equivalent to Brytt(as) Britons + -isc--ish1; see Briton OTHER WORDS FROM BritishWords nearby Britishbritches, Britcom, Brith, Brith Milah, Briticism, British, British America, British Antarctic Territory, British anti-lewisite, British Association screw thread, British Broadcasting Corporation Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for BritishBritish Dictionary definitions for BritishBritish / (ˈbrɪtɪʃ) / adjectiverelating to, denoting, or characteristic of Britain or any of the natives, citizens, or inhabitants of the United Kingdom relating to or denoting the English language as spoken and written in Britain, esp the S dialect generally regarded as standardSee also Southern British English, Received Pronunciation relating to or denoting the ancient Britons of or relating to the CommonwealthBritish subjects noun(functioning as plural) the natives or inhabitants of Britain the extinct Celtic language of the ancient BritonsSee also Brythonic Derived forms of BritishBritishness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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