A Prussian is someone from Prussia, that old German state.

Prussian這個字 is指的是 someone from Prussia來自普魯士的人, that old German state（普魯士是那個古老的德意志邦國）。

You can also put Prussian in front of a noun: a Prussian officer, Prussian land, the Prussian army.

You can also put Prussian in front of a noun你也可以把 Prussian 放在名詞前面: a Prussian officer像 a Prussian officer（普魯士軍官）, Prussian land Prussian land（普魯士的土地）, the Prussian army the Prussian army（普魯士軍隊）這樣用。

In Britain, people still reach for the word as a picture of a person: very proud, very military, back straight, rules first. “Prussian discipline” means hard, exact order, not kindness.

In Britain在英國, people still reach for the word人們還是會用這個字 as a picture of a person來形容一種人的形象: very proud非常驕傲, very military很有軍人樣, back straight腰桿挺得筆直, rules first規矩擺第一。"Prussian discipline" means「Prussian discipline」（普魯士式紀律）指的是 hard, exact order嚴格精確的秩序, not kindness不是溫柔。

That picture is a type the British have of “the typical Prussian,” and it lived on after the state itself died. Though actually, nobody holds a Prussian passport today, because Prussia is gone. History books still need the word.

That picture is a type這個形象是一種刻板印象 the British have英國人對 of "the typical Prussian,"「典型普魯士人」的刻板印象 and it lived on而且這印象一直留著 after the state itself died即使普魯士這個國家早就不存在了。Though actually不過事實上, nobody holds a Prussian passport today現在沒有人拿著普魯士護照, because Prussia is gone因為普魯士已經不存在了。History books still need the word歷史書還是需要這個字。

It is built in the ordinary way: Prussia + -an, “of that place.” It is not a spelling of Russian, and it is not a person from Russia.

It is built in the ordinary way這個字是照一般方式組成的: Prussia + -an Prussia 加 -an, "of that place."意思是「屬於那個地方的」。It is not a spelling of Russian它不是 Russian（俄國）的另一種拼法, and it is not a person from Russia也不是指俄國人。