Briton
英 ['britən]
美
英語の語源
- Briton (n.)
- 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.
例文
- 1. The role is played by seventeen-year-old Briton Jane March.
- この役は17歳のイギリス人ジェーン?マキが演じた。
- 2.the first Briton to climb Everest without oxygen
- 酸素装置を利用してエベレストに登頂しなかった最初のイギリス人
- 3.He is staying at Seaview Hotel，Princes 'Avenue， Briton .
- 彼はノンストップ市王子街のオーシャンビューホテルに住んでいる。
- 4.He was a true Briton ，and hoped there were many like him.
- 彼は本物のブリタニア人で、多くの人が彼のようになることを願っています。
- 5."I am a Briton ，'said Miss Pross，"
- 「私はブリタニア人です」とプロスさんは言った。