BritonBrE/ˈbrɪtn/NAmE/ˈbrɪtn/noun (formal) apersonfromBritain英国人◆theancientBritons古英国人◆thefirstBritontowalkinspace第一个在太空行走的英国人the British
There is no singular noun which is commonly used to refer to a person from Britain. Instead the adjective British is used.英语中没有指英国人的通用单数名词，一般用形容词 British：◆She's British.她是英国人。◆The British have a very odd sense of humour.英国人的幽默感很奇特。 The adjective English refers only to people from England, not the rest of the United Kingdom.形容词 English 只指英格兰人，不包括英国其他地方的人。
The noun Briton is used mainly in newspapers.名词 Briton 主要用于报刊：◆The survivors of the avalanche included 12 Britons.雪崩的幸存者中有 12 名英国人。 It also describes the early inhabitants of Britain.该词亦指英国早期居民：◆the ancient Britons古代不列颠人Brit is informal. Britisher is now very old-fashioned. * Brit 是非正式用语。Britisher 现已非常过时。