britons

/ˈbrɪt.ən/ (bre, ipa) · [brˈɪtənz] /ˈbrɪt̬.ən/ (ame, ipa) · [brˈɪtənz] /ˈbri-tᵊn How to pronounce Briton (audio)/ (ame, mw)

britons — 名詞

1. people from Britain, or people who belong to the United Kingdom, especially in f

1.名詞C1
釋義

英國人

書面語中指來自英國的人

people from Britain, or people who belong to the United Kingdom, especially in formal writing.

例句

The survey found that most Britons still packed tea bags for trips abroad.

調查發現，多數英國人出國時仍會帶茶包。

most Britons + plural verb in general statements

At the airport, two Britons helped Salma read the train map.

在機場裡，兩名英國人幫 Salma 看懂了火車路線圖。

同義詞
  • British people

    neutral and common in careful everyday English

  • the British

    collective form often used in news and general statements

  • Brits

    more informal and conversational than Britons

文法句型

Britons + plural verb

many Britons

Britons abroad

用法筆記

Mostly used in formal writing, surveys, journalism, or political discussion. In everyday conversation, speakers more often say 'British people' or 'Brits'.

常見錯誤

❌She is a Britons.
✅She is a Briton.
💡Britons is plural, so use Briton for one person.
❌The Britons people welcomed us.
✅The Britons welcomed us.
💡Britons already means a group of people, so do not add 'people'.

2. the peoples who lived in Britain before the Anglo-Saxons took control of it.

2.名詞C2
釋義

古不列顛人

史書中指古代不列顛居民

the peoples who lived in Britain before the Anglo-Saxons took control of it.

例句

Our history teacher said the Britons traded tin with visitors from Europe.

我們的歷史老師說，古不列顛人曾和來自歐洲的訪客交易錫。

the Britons in a historical statement

The museum guide showed Yan a shield used by ancient Britons.

博物館導覽員向 Yan 展示了一面古不列顛人使用過的盾牌。

同義詞

文法句型

the Britons

ancient Britons

Britons + past-tense verb

用法筆記

Used in history and archaeology when talking about the earlier peoples of Britain. Distinguish from sense 1, which refers to modern people from Britain or the UK.