these islands

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The archipelago in the North Atlantic comprising Great Britain, Ireland and surrounding islands. Ireland,UK,plural,plural-only
    — Since the Lions only play outside the British Isles or these islands, the opportunity for Irish nationalists to insist that the former description should not be used has not been taken.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see these, islands. plural,plural-only

词源

Circumlocution to avoid the word British in the phrase British Isles.
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