Britannia is not a real woman. She is a picture-idea of Britain: a female figure who stands for the country, the way a mascot stands for a team, only much older and more serious.

Britannia is not a real woman Britannia 不是真實存在的女性。She is a picture-idea of Britain她是英國的一個象徵形象: a female figure who stands for the country一個代表這個國家的女性人物, the way a mascot stands for a team就像吉祥物代表一支球隊一樣, only much older and more serious只是歷史悠久得多，也嚴肅得多。

Artists usually show her sitting, wearing a helmet, holding a trident — an old three-pointed spear that looks like a huge fork — with a shield by her feet that carries the British flag. She used to appear on coins.

Artists usually show her sitting藝術家通常把她畫成坐著, wearing a helmet戴著頭盔, holding a trident手持三叉戟──an old three-pointed spear that looks like a huge fork一種看起來像巨大叉子的古代三尖長矛──with a shield by her feet that carries the British flag腳邊放著一面印有英國國旗的盾牌。She used to appear on coins她以前曾經出現在硬幣上。

There is a well-known national song, “Rule, Britannia!” When people say Britannia today they usually mean this figure, or a proud, old-fashioned idea of the country — not the government of the UK right now.

There is a well-known national song有一首有名的愛國歌曲, "Rule, Britannia!"《統治吧，不列顛尼亞！》When people say Britannia today現在人們說 Britannia 時 they usually mean this figure通常指的是這個人物形象, or a proud, old-fashioned idea of the country或是對這個國家一種驕傲、老派的印象──not the government of the UK right now而不是現在英國的政府。

The name is the Latin name for Britain. Britain and Brittany, a region in France, came from that same Latin name by different paths. Though actually, Brittany is not Britain, and mixing those two names is a very easy trap.

The name is the Latin name for Britain這個名字是拉丁文裡英國的名稱。Britain and Brittany, a region in France英國（Britain）和法國的一個地區布列塔尼（Brittany）, came from that same Latin name by different paths是從同一個拉丁字經由不同途徑演變來的。Though actually不過其實, Brittany is not Britain布列塔尼不是英國, and mixing those two names is a very easy trap把這兩個名字搞混是很容易掉入的陷阱。