a person from Britain英国人- the ancient Britons古英国人
- the first Briton to climb Everest without oxygen第一个未借助氧气设备登上珠穆朗玛峰的英国人
More About the Britishthe 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. - The noun Briton is used mainly in newspapers:
- 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.
Word Originfrom Old French Breton, from Latin Britto, Britton-, or its Celtic equivalent.