brit

IPA/brɪt/
KK[brˈɪt]IPA/brɪt/

brit — noun

  • britsingular
  • britsplural

1. a person who comes from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

1.名詞B1
釋義

a person who comes from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; a British person — used especially in everyday conversation rather than formal writing.

例句

The hotel lobby was crowded with brits checking in before the music festival.

Minh shared a taxi with two brits who were visiting Edinburgh.

同義詞
  • Briton

    more formal and official; used in historical or journalistic contexts

  • British person

    neutral and descriptive; less informal than 'brit'

  • Britisher

    dated or North American usage, not common in modern UK English

文法句型

brit + verb (plural)

a brit (singular)

the brits (plural as group)

用法筆記

Often used in the plural ('the brits') to refer to British people as a group. The singular ('a brit') is common but the word is not typically used with a capital letter in informal writing.

常見錯誤

❌He is a british.
✅He is a brit.
💡'british' is an adjective and cannot follow 'a'; 'brit' is the noun form.
❌The Brits are friendly people.' (capital B when used as a neutral national label)
✅The brits are friendly people.' (lowercase b in informal use)
💡The capitalised form 'Brit' is also common; either is acceptable in informal writing.

2. a short written form of the words 'Britain' or 'British', used in notes, labels,

2.名詞B2
釋義

a short written form of the words 'Britain' or 'British', used in notes, labels, catalogue entries, and other informal or space-limited writing.

例句

Sivan wrote "Brit." at the top of her notebook page to mean British Literature.

'Brit.' as written abbreviation with period

The shipping label read "Made in Brit." as a quick way to say Britain.

文法句型

Brit. as written abbreviation

用法筆記

Always written with a period ('Brit.') when used as an abbreviation. Not used in spoken language — the abbreviation is only found in written notes and labels.