Britain
英 ['br?t(?)n]
美['br?t?n]
- n. 英国；不列颠
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中文词源
Britain 不列颠
来自凯尔特语，部落名。原指公元5世纪日耳曼盎格鲁萨克逊民族入侵之前当地凯尔特民族的自称。
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. She is a long way from being the richest person in Britain.
- 比起英国首富，她还差得远呢。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Traditionally young Asians in Britain have gravitated towards medicine, law and engineering.
- 英国的亚裔年轻人通常被吸引到医学、法律及工程专业。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Many of Britain's beaches fail to meet minimum standards of cleanliness.
- 英国许多海滩连最起码的卫生标准都达不倒。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Britain did not introduce compulsory primary education until 1880.
- 直到1880年，英国才开始实行初等义务教育。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. Britain has dropped from second to third place in the league.
- 英国在联赛中的排名从第二位降到了第三位。
来自柯林斯例句