Word · Frequency #12446
Britannia
不列颠合金；锡锑铜合金
A white-metal alloy of tin, antimony, bismuth, and copper, resembling silver and used for tableware; also called Britannia metal.
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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
大不列颠；大不列颠之古拉丁文名
In use
This old teapot is made of britannia, a silvery alloy used for tableware.
Those britannia candlesticks on the shelf are much lighter than they look.
A gentle polish showed the spoon was britannia, not silver.
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。
The Romans called the island Britannia.
罗马人称这座岛为不列颠尼亚。
Common mistakes
She is very Britannia.She is very British.
Britannia 是名词（不列颠/不列颠尼亚），不能用作表语形容词；表示“英国人的、英国的”应使用形容词 British。中国学习者容易受“她很英国”这类汉语表达的影响，直接把国名当形容词用。
I come from Britannia.I come from Britain.
Britannia 在现代英语中是历史或诗歌中的称法，不是普通国名；日常表示“来自英国”应用 Britain（或 Great Britain）。
Connections
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。
Pop culture & quotes
- Rule, Britannia! Britannia rule the waves.
- 统治吧，不列颠尼亚！愿不列颠尼亚统治海洋。From the British patriotic song 'Rule, Britannia!' (1740), traditionally performed at the Last Night of the Proms.出自1740年的英国爱国歌曲《统治吧，不列颠尼亚！》，传统上在逍遥音乐会最后一晚演出。
- Cool Britannia
- 酷不列颠A 1990s media buzzword for the revival of British pop culture, including Britpop bands and the Young British Artists.
Learner notes
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。
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。
Grammar Note
该词表示合金时常用搭配 Britannia metal。
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.