British Isles

专有名词
中文释义
英 /ˌbɹɪ.tɪʃ ˈaɪlz/    美 /ˌbɹɪ.tɪʃ ˈaɪlz/

英文释义

专有名词
  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.

词形变化

the British Isles canonical,plural

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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