Briton

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An inhabitant of Great Britain, particularly (historical) a Celt from the area of Roman Britain or (obsolete) a Welshman; a British person.
    — At last the Saxons had killed nearly all the Britons, and the few who remained took refuge in the mountains, in that part of the country which we now call Wales, and in Cornwall.
  2. A citizen of the United Kingdom or (historical, obsolete) its overseas empire.
    — ...when these hateful termes of Scottes and Englishemen, shalbe abolisshed, and blotted oute for euer, and we shal al agre in the onely title and name of Britons...

词形变化

Britons plural

词汇关系

近义词
Welshman Briton Tommy pomey rosbif
上位词
person European
下位词
Britishman Britoness Englishman Englishwoman sassenach Southron Sows Irishman Irishwoman Ulsterman Ulsterwoman jock Jimmy Scot Scotchman Scotchwoman Scotsman Scotswoman sweaty sock Taffy Walian Welshman Welshwoman Cornishman Cornishwoman lowlander highlander Merseysider moonraker Smoggy Teessider Tyke Wirralian yam yam Yorkshireman Yorkshirewoman Bristolian Brummie Cockney Geordie Glaswegian Hartlepudlian Liverpudlian Janner Leodensian Loiner Mackem Manc Mancunian monkey hanger Sand Dancer Scouser Sotonian Weegie
衍生词
Britoness Briton Ferry North Briton South Briton West Briton
相关词
Britain

词源

Etymology tree
Latin Brittōder.
Old French Bretonder.
English Briton
From Old French Breton, from Latin Brittō. Doublet of Breton and Brython.
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