Britain, British 以及 Briton的区别?

1`Britain'

Britain or Great Britain consists of England, Scotland, and Wales. The United Kingdom consists of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The British Isles refers to Britain, Ireland, and all the smaller islands around the coast.

不列颠Britain或大不列颠Great Britain 由英格兰、苏格兰和威尔士组成。联合王国United Kingdom由英格兰、苏格兰、威尔士和北爱尔兰组成。不列颠群岛British Isles指的是英国、爱尔兰和所有海岸周围的小岛。

2 `British'

The nationality of someone from the United Kingdom is British, although some people prefer to call themselves English, Scottish, Welsh, or Northern Irish. It is incorrect and may cause offence to call all British people `English'.

You can refer to all the people who come from Britain as the British.

来自英国的人的国籍是英国人British，尽管有些人更喜欢称自己为英格兰人English、苏格兰人、威尔士人或北爱尔兰人。称所有英国人为“English”是不正确的，可能会冒犯到他们。

你可以把所有从英国来的人都称为英国人the British。

I don't think the British are good at customer service.

The British have always been great travellers.

The British can also be used to refer to a group of British people, for example the British representatives at an international conference.

The British 英国人也可以用来指一群英国人，例如国际会议上的英国代表。

The British have made these negotiations more complicated.

The British had come up with a bold and dangerous solution.

3 `Briton'

In writing, an individual British person can be referred to as a Briton.

在写作中，一个单独的英国人可以被称为英国人。

The youth, a 17-year-old Briton, was searched and arrested.