| [/ˈɪŋglɪʃ; ˋɪŋɡlɪʃ/] n 用法:
1 [U] the language of England, used in Britain, most countries in the British Commonwealth, the USA and some other countries 英语; 英文:
He speaks excellent English. 他英语说得好极了. *
I must work to improve my English. 我必须努力提高英语水平. 用法:
2 the English [pl v] the people of England (sometimes wrongly used to mean the British, ie to include the Scots, the Welsh and the Irish) 英格兰人（有时误用以指英国人, 即除英格兰人外还包括苏格兰人、 威尔士人、 爱尔兰人）. 用法:
3 (idm 习语) in plain English => plain. the King's/Queen's `English good, correct standard English 纯正标准的英语:
She speaks a dialect, not the Queen's English. 她说一口方言, 不是标准英语. English 2
adj 用法:
1 of England or its people 英格兰的; 英格兰人的; 英国的; 英国人的:
the English countryside 英国乡村 *
English characteristics 英国人的特性 *
He is very English in his attitudes. 他的态度英国味十足. 用法:
2 [attrib 作定语] of, written in, or spoken in the English language 英语的; 用英语写的; 用英语说的:
He's studying English literature. 他在研究英国文学. |