Britishness is the quality, feeling, or ‘flavour’ of being British — the habits, jokes, food, weather-talk, and mixed identities people connect with Britain. Writers and politicians use it when they talk about national character: a sense of Britishness, a debate about Britishness.

Britishness這個字 是指 the quality, feeling, or 'flavour'那種特質、感覺或「味道」 of being British身為英國人的, — the habits習慣, jokes笑話, food食物, weather-talk聊天氣, and和 mixed identities混合的身分認同 people人們 connect with Britain跟英國連結在一起的. Writers作家 and politicians和政治人物 use it會用這個字 when他們 they talk about national character在談論民族性的時候: a sense of Britishness英國味的感覺, a debate about Britishness關於Britishness的辯論.

Though actually, nobody agrees what belongs in the box. Some people mean tea, queues, and being polite; others mean a mix of English, Scottish, Welsh, and Northern Irish ways of living, plus the many families who made Britain home later.

Though actually不過事實上, nobody沒有人 agrees同意 what belongs in the box哪些東西該算在裡面. Some people有些人 mean指的是 tea茶, queues排隊, and和 being polite有禮貌; others其他人 mean指的是 a mix of混合了 English, Scottish, Welsh, and Northern Irish ways of living英格蘭、蘇格蘭、威爾斯、北愛爾蘭的生活方式, plus再加上 the many families後來讓英國成為家的許多家庭 who made Britain home later.

It is a noun, not an adjective: you do not say a Britishness person. The everyday adjective is British.

It它 是是 a noun一個名詞, not不是 an adjective形容詞: you你 do not say不會說 a Britishness person一個Britishness的人. The everyday adjective日常用的形容詞 是British.

In casual talk people more often just say being British; Britishness sounds a little official, like a newspaper or a school essay.

In casual talk在日常對話裡, people人們 more often just say更常只說 being British身為英國人; Britishness這個字 sounds聽起來 a little official有點正式, like就像 a newspaper報紙 or或 a school essay學校作文.