名詞 british:

1. the people of Great Britain
   同義詞：British people, Brits

形容詞 british:

1. of or relating to or characteristic of Great Britain or its people or culture

1. The British character is often said to be phlegmatic.
   英國(guó)人的性格常說成是冷漠的。
2. British manufacturing industry has been running down for years.
   英國(guó)的制造業(yè)多年來一直在走下坡路。
3. He is a Dane inasmuch as he was born in Denmark, but he became a British citizen at the age of 30.
   他按其出生在丹麥來說是丹麥人，但他在30歲時(shí)成了英國(guó)公民。
4. I, dare say you are British but you still need a passport to prove it.
   我相信你是英國(guó)人，但仍需有護(hù)照加以證明。
5. The American Congress corresponds to the British Parliament.
   美國(guó)的國(guó)會(huì)相當(dāng)於英國(guó)的議會(huì)。
6. The Americans spell some words differently from the British.
   美國(guó)人拼寫某些單詞不同于英國(guó)人。
7. British colonies were ruled by governors.
   英國(guó)的殖民地由總督統(tǒng)治。
8. He speaks British English.
   他說英國(guó)英語(yǔ)。

Brit.ish

adj.Abbr. Brit.,Br.（形容詞）縮寫 Brit.,Br.

Of or relating to Great Britain or its people, language, or culture.
大不列顛的：大不列顛或其人民、語(yǔ)言或文化的或與之相關(guān)的
Of or relating to the United Kingdom or the Commonwealth of Nations.
英國(guó)的，英聯(lián)邦的：英國(guó)的或英聯(lián)邦的或與之相關(guān)的
Of or relating to the ancient Britons.
古不列顛的：古不列顛的或與之相關(guān)的
n.（名詞）
The people of Great Britain.
英國(guó)人：大不列顛的人民
Abbr. Brit.,Br.British English.
縮寫 Brit.,Br.英國(guó)英語(yǔ)
The Celtic language of the ancient Britons.
古不列顛語(yǔ)：古不列顛人的凱爾特語(yǔ)

來源：
Middle English Brittish
中古英語(yǔ) Brittish
from Old English Bryttisc [relating to the ancient Britons]
源自 古英語(yǔ) Bryttisc [與古布里頓人有關(guān)的]
from Bryttas [Britons]
源自 Bryttas [布里頓人]
[of Celtic origin]
[源于凱爾特語(yǔ)的]