britannic
/brɪˈtænɪk/ (bre, ipa) · /brɪˈtænɪk/ (ame, ipa) · /bri-ˈta-nik How to pronounce Britannic (audio)/ (ame, mw)
britannic — adjective
- britannicpositive
- more britanniccomparative
- most britannicsuperlative
1. connected with Britain, its people, or its historical power; in older writing, s
connected with Britain, its people, or its historical power; in older writing, simply British.
The museum displayed a Britannic naval chart beside maps from Portugal.
Britannic + noun in formal historical style
In the archive, Dewi studied Britannic trade records from the 1790s.
Britannic trade records
The article compared Britannic customs with those of France and Spain.
A brass plaque marked the ship as part of the Britannic fleet.
- foreign
coming from outside Britain
- non-British
neutral contrast for something not linked to Britain
文法句型
Britannic + noun
用法筆記
Mostly appears in formal, literary, or historical writing. In everyday modern English, speakers usually choose British instead.
常見錯誤
2. used in a formal title for Britain's monarch.
used in a formal title for Britain's monarch.
The treaty named George III as His Britannic Majesty.
His Britannic Majesty
Noor copied the seal used for letters from Her Britannic Majesty.
Her Britannic Majesty
The envoy spoke on behalf of His Britannic Majesty's government.
The passport once described the traveller as a British subject of Her Britannic Majesty.
- royal
much broader and not specific to the British monarch
- monarchical
about monarchy in general rather than this fixed title
- presidential
used for a president rather than a king or queen
文法句型
His/Her Britannic Majesty
Britannic Majesty's + noun
用法筆記
Almost only seen inside fixed royal and diplomatic wording such as His Britannic Majesty. Do not use it for ordinary references to Britain or its government.