U.S. colloquial shortening of Britisher or Briton, 1901, formerly (in common with Britisher) highly offensive to Englishmen traveling in the States, who regarded it as yet another instance of the "odious vulgarism" of the Americans, but Bret and Bryt were common Old English words for the (Celtic) Britons and survived until c. 1300. In Old French, Bret as an adjective meant "British, Breton; cunning, crafty; simple-minded, stupid."
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1. The state of my mouth makes me a classic Brit.
我的嘴巴让我成为一个典型的英国人了.
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2. OBJECTIVE : To analyse the fatty acids of the Perilla frutescens seed oil.
目的: 对紫苏子[Perilafrutescens( L. )Brit. ]油进行脂肪酸组成的分析.
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3. BrIt'system of signalling by hand signs used by bookmakers at racetracks.
堵住登记经纪人在跑道上用手势发信号的系统.
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4. She performed at the Brit Awards last week minus her wedding ring.
