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.
双语例句
1. The role is played by seventeen-year-old Briton Jane March.
这个角色由17岁的英国人简·马奇扮演。
来自柯林斯例句
2. the first Briton to climb Everest without oxygen
第一个未借助氧气设备登上珠穆朗玛峰的英国人
来自《权威词典》
3. He is staying at Seaview Hotel, Princes'Avenue, Briton.
他住在不列顿市王子街的海景旅馆里.
来自《用法词典》
4. He was a true Briton, and hoped there were many like him.
