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

1.形容詞C2
釋義

connected with Britain, its people, or its historical power; in older writing, simply British.

例句

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

同義詞
  • British

    the normal everyday adjective in modern English

  • UK

    used before institutions or policies more than before people

反義詞
  • 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

We visited a Britannic pub in London.
We visited a British pub in London.
💡everyday English usually says 'British'; 'Britannic' sounds formal or historical.

2. used in a formal title for Britain's monarch.

2.形容詞C2
釋義

used in a formal title for Britain's monarch.

例句

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

同義詞
  • royal

    much broader and not specific to the British monarch

  • monarchical

    about monarchy in general rather than this fixed title

反義詞
  • 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.

常見錯誤

the Britannic prime minister
the British prime minister
💡this adjective mainly belongs to the fixed royal title, not to ordinary government roles.