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Britain

英 ['brɪt(ə)n] 美['brɪtən]

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n. 英国；不列颠

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中文词源

Britain 不列颠

来自凯尔特语，部落名。原指公元5世纪日耳曼盎格鲁萨克逊民族入侵之前当地凯尔特民族的自称。

英文词源

Britain (n.): c. 1300, Breteyne, from Old French Bretaigne, from Latin Britannia, earlier Brittania, from Brittani "the Britons" (see Briton). The Old English place-name Brytenlond meant "Wales." If there was a Celtic name for the island, it has not been recorded.

双语例句

1. She is a long way from being the richest person in Britain.: 比起英国首富，她还差得远呢。

2. Traditionally young Asians in Britain have gravitated towards medicine, law and engineering.: 英国的亚裔年轻人通常被吸引到医学、法律及工程专业。

3. Many of Britain's beaches fail to meet minimum standards of cleanliness.: 英国许多海滩连最起码的卫生标准都达不倒。

4. Britain did not introduce compulsory primary education until 1880.: 直到1880年，英国才开始实行初等义务教育。

5. Britain has dropped from second to third place in the league.: 英国在联赛中的排名从第二位降到了第三位。