Britain
名词 n.
形容词 adj.
专有名词
英 /ˈbɹɪt.ən/|[ˈbɹɪt.n̩]
美 /ˈbɹɪt.ən/|[ˈbɹɪɾ.ᵊn̩]|[ˈbɹɪʔ.ᵊn̩]
英文释义
名词 n.
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An ancient Briton.
— The Britains’ struggles with the Scots and Picts [...] led to the Britains asking the Romans for help in constructing a great wall.
形容词 adj.
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Briton; British.
— [M]ightie Albion, father of the bold / And warlike people which the Britaine Iſlands hold.
专有名词
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The United Kingdom, a kingdom and country in Northern Europe including the island of Great Britain as well as Northern Ireland on the northeastern portion of the island of Ireland.
— There’s a move in the islands to secede from Britain and join Norway or even Denmark — an Orkxit to follow Brexit.
- Great Britain, a large island (sometimes also including some of the surrounding smaller islands) off the north-west coast of Western Europe, made up of England, Scotland, and Wales; especially (but not exclusively) during antiquity.
- England, Scotland and Wales in combination.
- Brittany.
- The British Isles.
- The British state and its dominions and holdings; the British Empire.
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The British Empire.
— The name of 'Britain' […] ought to answer every purpose, or if that be thought too condensed, it may be pluralized into ‘The Britains’.
词源
词源 1
Etymology tree
Ancient Greek Βρεττανός (Brettanós)
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂
Proto-Hellenic *-íā
Ancient Greek -ίᾱ (-íā)
Ancient Greek Βρεττανία (Brettanía)bor.
Latin Britannia
Anglo-Norman Britainebor.
Middle English Britayne
English Britain
From Middle English Britayne, Breteyn, from Anglo-Norman Bretaigne, Bretaine, from Latin Brittannia, variant of Latin Britannia, from Britannī; reinforced by native Old English Breten, from the same Latin source. Ultimately from Proto-Brythonic *Prɨdėn (“Britain”) from *Pritanī (also compare *Prɨdɨn (“Picts”) from *Pritenī), attested to in Ancient Greek as Πρεττανική (Prettanikḗ), compare Welsh Prydain. Doublet of Britannia and Brittany. More at Britto.
Ancient Greek Βρεττανός (Brettanós)
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂
Proto-Hellenic *-íā
Ancient Greek -ίᾱ (-íā)
Ancient Greek Βρεττανία (Brettanía)bor.
Latin Britannia
Anglo-Norman Britainebor.
Middle English Britayne
English Britain
From Middle English Britayne, Breteyn, from Anglo-Norman Bretaigne, Bretaine, from Latin Brittannia, variant of Latin Britannia, from Britannī; reinforced by native Old English Breten, from the same Latin source. Ultimately from Proto-Brythonic *Prɨdėn (“Britain”) from *Pritanī (also compare *Prɨdɨn (“Picts”) from *Pritenī), attested to in Ancient Greek as Πρεττανική (Prettanikḗ), compare Welsh Prydain. Doublet of Britannia and Brittany. More at Britto.
词源 2
From Middle English brytayn, from Latin Britannus (adjective and noun, plural Britannī), apparently from Brythonic (compare Old Welsh Priten).
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