British Isles

短语

不列颠群岛

发音

UK /ˌbɹɪ.tɪʃ ˈaɪlz/
其它
US /ˌbɹɪ.tɪʃ ˈaɪlz/

词形变化

the British Isles 复数

释义与例句

name
  1. 1.

    An archipelago of Northern Europe, consisting of the islands of Great Britain, Ireland, Anglesey, the Isle of Man, the Isle of Wight, the Hebrides, the Shetland Islands, the Orkney Islands, the Isles of Scilly, the Channel Islands and many smaller islands.

    不列颠诸岛

    英伦诸岛

    不列颠群岛

词源

From British (“relating to Britons, Britain, or the Britains”) + isles (“islands”). Compare Ancient Greek Βρεττανίδες νῆσοι (Brettanídes nêsoi) and Latin Britannicae insulae (“British islands”).

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