Britain
英 ['brɪt(ə)n]
美 ['brɪtən]
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Britain 不列颠来自凯尔特语，部落名。原指公元5世纪日耳曼盎格鲁萨克逊民族入侵之前当地凯尔特民族的自称。
- Britain (n.)
- c. 1300, Breteyne, from Old French Bretaigne, from Latin Britannia, earlier Brittania, from Brittani "the Britons" (see Briton). The Old English place-name Brytenlond meant "Wales." If there was a Celtic name for the island, it has not been recorded.
- 1. She is a long way from being the richest person in Britain.
- 比起英国首富，她还差得远呢。
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- 2. Traditionally young Asians in Britain have gravitated towards medicine, law and engineering.
- 英国的亚裔年轻人通常被吸引到医学、法律及工程专业。
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- 3. Many of Britain's beaches fail to meet minimum standards of cleanliness.
- 英国许多海滩连最起码的卫生标准都达不倒。
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- 4. Britain did not introduce compulsory primary education until 1880.
- 直到1880年，英国才开始实行初等义务教育。
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- 5. Britain has dropped from second to third place in the league.
- 英国在联赛中的排名从第二位降到了第三位。
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