britannic

/brɪˈtænɪk/ (bre, ipa) · /brɪˈtænɪk/ (ame, ipa) · /bri-ˈta-nik How to pronounce Britannic (audio)/ (ame, mw)

britannic — 形容詞

  • 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

英國的

與英國或英國人民有關

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.

博物館展示了一張英國的海軍航海圖，旁邊還有葡萄牙的地圖。

Britannic + noun in formal historical style

In the archive, Dewi studied Britannic trade records from the 1790s.

在檔案館裡，Dewi 研究了十八世紀九十年代的英國貿易紀錄。

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

英國君主的

用於英國君主正式頭銜

used in a formal title for Britain's monarch.

例句

The treaty named George III as His Britannic Majesty.

該條約把喬治三世稱為英王陛下。

His Britannic Majesty

Noor copied the seal used for letters from Her Britannic Majesty.

Noor 抄錄了用在寄給英后陛下信件上的印章。

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.