anglo-saxon
/ˌæŋ.ɡləʊˈsæk.sən/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌæŋ.ɡloʊˈsæk.sən/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌæŋɡləʊ ˈsæksn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌæŋɡləʊ ˈsæksn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌaŋ-glō-ˈsak-sən/ (ame, mw)
anglo-saxon — adjective
1. connected with the early Germanic settlers of England and with the language and
connected with the early Germanic settlers of England and with the language and way of life they brought there before the Norman Conquest
The museum showed Anglo-Saxon knives found near an old village church.
collocation: Anglo-Saxon + historical object
Our class learned about Anglo-Saxon kings who ruled England before 1066.
Experts studied Anglo-Saxon graves at a site outside York.
Hassan explained why Anglo-Saxon poems were first shared aloud.
文法句型
Anglo-Saxon + noun
用法筆記
Usually capitalized. Most often appears before nouns such as king, poem, church, law, and grave.
2. used for present-day societies whose laws, habits, or values are strongly shaped
used for present-day societies whose laws, habits, or values are strongly shaped by English tradition
At a Paris meeting, speakers discussed Anglo-Saxon business manners and dress codes.
collocation: Anglo-Saxon business culture
Some writers say the new law copied Anglo-Saxon legal ideas too closely.
Eliska studied Anglo-Saxon media habits in Hong Kong newspapers.
The school dropped its Anglo-Saxon house system after parents complained.
- English-speaking
broader term that focuses on language, not on customs or institutions
- Western
much wider label that includes many cultures not shaped mainly by English tradition
文法句型
Anglo-Saxon + noun
用法筆記
Common in cultural or political writing about modern English-speaking societies. It can sound broad or simplified, so writers often use it only when they want to stress a particular legal or social tradition.
anglo-saxon — noun
1. someone from the early Germanic groups that came to England and ruled large part
someone from the early Germanic groups that came to England and ruled large parts of it in the centuries before Norman rule
Workers found a child's comb in an Anglo-Saxon grave near Lincoln.
pattern: an Anglo-Saxon + role / object
The novel follows an Anglo-Saxon farmer during a Viking attack.
At the fair, Caleb learned how an Anglo-Saxon baked bread outdoors.
The book explains why each Anglo-Saxon had to serve a local lord.
- early English settler
plain-language phrase that explains the historical role but is less exact
文法句型
an Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon + plural verb
用法筆記
Usually capitalized and mainly used in history, archaeology, and language study. For people living in England today, writers normally say English or British instead.
2. the earliest stage of English, spoken and written in England before Middle Engli
the earliest stage of English, spoken and written in England before Middle English developed
The poem was copied in Anglo-Saxon before later writers changed it.
pattern: in Anglo-Saxon
One line in the book appears in Anglo-Saxon beside Chinese notes.
Few tourists could read the stone because it was written in Anglo-Saxon.
The class moved from Anglo-Saxon to Middle English in the second term.
- Old English
the standard term in modern language study
文法句型
in Anglo-Saxon
from Anglo-Saxon into + language
用法筆記
In modern linguistics, Old English is the more usual name. Anglo-Saxon is still common in historical or less technical writing.
3. a person from England, or someone whose family originally came from England
a person from England, or someone whose family originally came from England
Her grandfather was an Anglo-Saxon from Kent who later settled in Canada.
pattern: be Anglo-Saxon
The old census separated Anglo-Saxons from newer immigrant communities.
Adina described herself as Anglo-Saxon on her mother's side.
The essay asks whether being Anglo-Saxon still matters in Australia.
- English person
clearer modern phrase for nationality, but it does not always cover ancestry
- Englishman
older male-specific word; narrower and less neutral
文法句型
an Anglo-Saxon
be Anglo-Saxon
用法筆記
This sense appears mostly in older writing or in discussions of ancestry. In present-day contexts, English, British, or a more exact nationality label is usually clearer.