Anglo-French Bretun, from Latin Brittonem (nominative Britto, misspelled Brito in MSS) "a member of the tribe of the Britons," from *Britt-os, the Celtic name of the Celtic inhabitants of Britain and southern Scotland before the 5c. Anglo-Saxon invasion drove them into Wales, Cornwall, and a few other corners. In 4c. B.C.E. Greek they are recorded as Prittanoi, which is said to mean "tattooed people." Exclusively in historical use after Old English period; revived when James I was proclaimed King of Great Britain in 1604, and made official at the union of England and Scotland in 1707.
雙語例句
1. The role is played by seventeen-year-old Briton Jane March.
這個角色由17歲的英國人簡·馬奇扮演。
來自柯林斯例句
2. the first Briton to climb Everest without oxygen
第一個未借助氧氣設(shè)備登上珠穆朗瑪峰的英國人
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
3. He is staying at Seaview Hotel, Princes'Avenue, Briton.
他住在不列頓市王子街的海景旅館里.
來自《用法詞典》
4. He was a true Briton, and hoped there were many like him.