核心畫面
A label you attach to something to say where it belongs: it comes from Britain. Stick it on a passport, a accent, a car, a habit — the word does not describe what the thing is like, only which place it is tied to.
可以想成一張「產地／歸屬」的標籤，貼上去就是說：這個東西屬於 Britain。護照、口音、汽車、習慣，貼上這張標籤都…更多收起
可以想成一張「產地／歸屬」的標籤，貼上去就是說：這個東西屬於 Britain。護照、口音、汽車、習慣，貼上這張標籤都成立。它本身不描述東西「長什麼樣」，只交代它跟哪個地方綁在一起——所以 British food、British law、British tourists 差異這麼大，卻都合理。原始詞典資料13 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Britishnoun/ˈbɹɪtɪʃ/
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The residents or inhabitants of Great Britain.
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The citizens or inhabitants of the United Kingdom.
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historyhuman-sciencessciencesThe earlier inhabitants of southern Britain, prior to the Anglo-Saxon invasion and subsequent migrations.
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obsoleteSynonym of Welsh: the Welsh people.
Britishname/ˈbɹɪtɪʃ/
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The Celtic language of the ancient Britons; Common Brittonic.
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The British English language.
Britishadj/ˈbɹɪtɪʃ/
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Of Britain.
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Of the United Kingdom.
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Of the Commonwealth of Nations, or the British Empire.
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informalOf England; English.
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historicalOf the ancient inhabitants of the southern part of Britain; Brythonic.
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historicalOf the British Isles.
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Of British English.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。