brits

brits — noun

1. people from Britain, especially when you speak about them casually as a group.

1.名詞B2
釋義

people from Britain, especially when you speak about them casually as a group.

例句

At the hostel, two Brits showed Karim how to order breakfast in York.

two Brits + showed [person] how to + verb

Nadia met some Brits on the ferry and joined their card game.

some Brits + social activity

同義詞
  • British people

    neutral and more formal than Brits

  • the British

    common collective form, especially in news or general statements

  • Britons

    more formal and less common in everyday speech

文法句型

the Brits

Brits + plural verb

用法筆記

Usually informal and often used in the plural when talking about British people as a group. For one person, use 'a Brit'; in more neutral or formal writing, 'British people' is safer.

常見錯誤

❌She is a brits.
✅She is a Brit.
💡brits is plural, so use Brit for one person.
❌The Brits people were friendly to us.
✅The Brits were friendly to us.
💡Brits already means British people, so do not add 'people' after it.