Word · Frequency #12446
Britannia
不列颠合金；锡锑铜合金
核心释义
A white-metal alloy of tin, antimony, bismuth, and copper, resembling silver and used for tableware; also called Britannia metal.
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大不列颠；大不列颠之古拉丁文名
n. A white-metal alloy of tin, antimony, bismuth, copper,；etc. It somewhat resembles silver, and is used for table ware. Called；also Britannia metal.
大不列颠；大不列颠之古拉丁文名
用法In use
This old teapot is made of britannia, a silvery alloy used for tableware.
用法提示：britannia 是不可数名词，作 made of 的宾语，指一种银白色合金。
Those britannia candlesticks on the shelf are much lighter than they look.
用法提示：britannia 作定语修饰 candlesticks，表示烛台的材质。
A gentle polish showed the spoon was britannia, not silver.
用法提示：britannia 在句中作表语，说明勺子的质地。
be made of Britannia metal
不列颠合金是一种银白色合金，主要含锡、锑、铜，常用于制作餐具。
This teapot is made of Britannia metal.
这把茶壶是不列颠合金制成的。
call [something] Britannia
此义为古拉丁文对大不列颠的称呼；作为专有名词，首字母通常大写。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- Britannia metal
- 不列颠合金（锡锑铜合金）
- The antique teapot is made of Britannia metal.这把古董茶壶是由不列颠合金制成的。
- Roman Britannia
- 罗马时期的不列颠
- The museum has a collection of artifacts from Roman Britannia.这家博物馆收藏了一批罗马时期不列颠的文物。
- Rule Britannia
- 《不列颠颂》（英国爱国歌曲）
- The audience stood as the orchestra played Rule Britannia.当管弦乐队奏响《不列颠颂》时，观众起立。
流行文化与引用Pop culture & quotes
- Rule, Britannia! Britannia rule the waves.
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
看到 Britannia 开头的 Brit，就想到大不列颠（Britain）的古称，再联想当地银器：它也是一种银白色的锡锑铜合金。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：金属材料/合金技术、餐具与器皿制造 这里指 Britannia metal（不列颠合金），一种锡锑铜合金，多用于金属材料、工业制造等正式或技术语境；书写时常写作 Britannia metal 以明确指这种合金。
语法说明Grammar Note
该词表示合金时常用搭配 Britannia metal。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Anya and Tanya rhyme with Britannia when Tanya is said with /æ/: the stressed vowel and following /njə/ match. Kenya has the same final /njə/ but a different stressed vowel (/ɛ/), so it is a near rhyme. Romania is a spelling lookalike; it is pronounced with /eɪ/ and stress elsewhere, so it does not rhyme.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.