英语词源
- Briton (n.)
- Anglo-French Bretun, from Latin Brittonem (nominative Britto, misspelled Brito in MSS) "a member of the tribe of the Britons," from *Britt-os, the Celtic name of the Celtic inhabitants of Britain and southern Scotland before the 5c. Anglo-Saxon invasion drove them into Wales, Cornwall, and a few other corners. In 4c. B.C.E. Greek they are recorded as Prittanoi, which is said to mean "tattooed people." Exclusively in historical use after Old English period; revived when James I was proclaimed King of Great Britain in 1604, and made official at the union of England and Scotland in 1707.
权威例句
- 1. The role is played by seventeen-year-old Briton Jane March.
- 这个角色由17岁的英国人简·马奇扮演。
- 2. the first Briton to climb Everest without oxygen
- 第一个未借助氧气设备登上珠穆朗玛峰的英国人
- 3. He is staying at Seaview Hotel, Princes'Avenue, Briton.
- 他住在不列顿市王子街的海景旅馆里.
- 4. He was a true Briton, and hoped there were many like him.
- 他是个真正的不列颠人, 但愿许多人都能像他一样.
- 5. " I am a Briton,'said Miss Pross, "
- “ 我可是个不列颠人, ” 普洛丝小姐说.
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