U.S. colloquial shortening of Britisher or Briton, 1901, formerly (in common with Britisher) highly offensive to Englishmen traveling in the States, who regarded it as yet another instance of the "odious vulgarism" of the Americans, but Bret and Bryt were common Old English words for the (Celtic) Britons and survived until c. 1300. In Old French, Bret as an adjective meant "British, Breton; cunning, crafty; simple-minded, stupid."
雙語例句
1. The state of my mouth makes me a classic Brit.
我的嘴巴讓我成為一個典型的英國人了.
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2. OBJECTIVE : To analyse the fatty acids of the Perilla frutescens seed oil.
目的: 對紫蘇子[Perilafrutescens( L. )Brit. ]油進行脂肪酸組成的分析.
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3. BrIt'system of signalling by hand signs used by bookmakers at racetracks.
堵住登記經紀人在跑道上用手勢發信號的系統.
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4. She performed at the Brit Awards last week minus her wedding ring.