- 1英國人(較舊;多為美國人的叫法)
A Britisher is a person from Britain.
A Britisher is a person from BritainA Britisher指的是來自英國的人。
The word is simply British plus -er: “one who is British.” It was used a lot by Americans, especially in older writing and in wartime talk.
The word is simply British plus -er這個字就是British加上-er: 'one who is British.'意思是「British的人」。 It was used a lot by Americans它以前被美國人大量使用, especially in older writing and in wartime talk特別是在較舊的文章跟戰時的談話裡。
British people themselves have often found it odd; they do not usually call themselves Britishers. Today it sounds dated, like a line from an old film.
British people themselves英國人自己 have often found it odd常常覺得這個字很奇怪; they do not usually call themselves Britishers他們自己通常不會這樣稱呼自己。 Today今天 it sounds dated這個字聽起來很過時, like a line from an old film就像老電影裡的台詞。
Though actually, it is not an insult by itself — it is just an outsider’s label that has gone stale.
Though actually不過其實, it is not an insult by itself它本身不算侮辱—— it is just an outsider's label that has gone stale只是一個外人給的、已經過時的稱呼。
If you need a neutral word now, say British person, , or, in casual speech, Brit. Keep Britisher for when you are reading an old American book or newspaper and need to know who they meant.
If you need a neutral word now如果你現在需要一個中性的說法, say British person, Briton, or, in casual speech, Brit可以說British person、Briton,口語一點的話就說Brit。 Keep Britisher for when you are reading an old American book or newspaper把Britisher留給你在讀舊美國書籍或報紙的時候用 and need to know who they meant用來知道他們指的是誰。
core核心畫面
組成British + -er (“a person who is British”).
原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Britishernoun/ˈbɹɪtɪʃə/
- 1
A Briton.
- "Why now, I expect," said the American, "you would not shoot me in cold blood, although you are a Britisher, I guess."
- […] and as he spoke, there was just a soupçon of foreign accent in the pronunciation of the French vowels, a certain drawl of o's and a's, that would have betrayed the Britisher to an observant ear.
- 2
The British colonial authorities; a European member of the British Raj, especially an officer from the colonial authorities.
Britisheradj/ˈbɹɪtɪʃə/
- 1
rareBritish
- 'Thought you'd like to hear some Britisher music. What you'd like. Some Beatles or some Rolling Stones maybe? They're Britisher, OK?'
這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形:
摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary,已精簡格式;依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用,改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。