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.
   英國人的性格常說成是冷漠的。
2. British manufacturing industry has been running down for years.
   英國的制造業(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歲時成了英國公民。
4. I, dare say you are British but you still need a passport to prove it.
   我相信你是英國人，但仍需有護照加以證明。
5. The American Congress corresponds to the British Parliament.
   美國的國會相當(dāng)於英國的議會。
6. The Americans spell some words differently from the British.
   美國人拼寫某些單詞不同于英國人。
7. British colonies were ruled by governors.
   英國的殖民地由總督統(tǒng)治。
8. He speaks British English.
   他說英國英語。

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.
英國的，英聯(lián)邦的：英國的或英聯(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.
英國人：大不列顛的人民
Abbr. Brit.,Br.British English.
縮寫 Brit.,Br.英國英語
The Celtic language of the ancient Britons.
古不列顛語：古不列顛人的凱爾特語

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