Britain
英 ['br?t(?)n]
美['br?t?n]
- n. 英國；不列顛
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中文詞源
Britain 不列顛
來自凱爾特語，部落名。原指公元5世紀日耳曼盎格魯薩克遜民族入侵之前當地凱爾特民族的自稱。
英文詞源
- Britain (n.)
- c. 1300, Breteyne, from Old French Bretaigne, from Latin Britannia, earlier Brittania, from Brittani "the Britons" (see Briton). The Old English place-name Brytenlond meant "Wales." If there was a Celtic name for the island, it has not been recorded.
雙語例句
- 1. She is a long way from being the richest person in Britain.
- 比起英國首富，她還差得遠呢。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Traditionally young Asians in Britain have gravitated towards medicine, law and engineering.
- 英國的亞裔年輕人通常被吸引到醫學、法律及工程專業。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Many of Britain's beaches fail to meet minimum standards of cleanliness.
- 英國許多海灘連最起碼的衛生標準都達不倒。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Britain did not introduce compulsory primary education until 1880.
- 直到1880年，英國才開始實行初等義務教育。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Britain has dropped from second to third place in the league.
- 英國在聯賽中的排名從第二位降到了第三位。
來自柯林斯例句