British English
noun[U]
languageuk/ˌbrɪt.ɪʃ ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/us/ˈbrɪt̬.ɪʃ ˌɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/theEnglishlanguageas it isspokenand written in the UK andcertainothercountries:
英国英语,英式英语In BritishEnglish,peoplesay "lift"ratherthan "elevator".在英式英语中,电梯是“lift”而不是“elevator”。
Forms of the English language
- art
- aught
- Australian English
- BBC English
- Brummie
- Canadian English
- cockney
- elf
- Estuary English
- lavender language
- Liverpudlian
- mockney
- Scots
- Scottish English
- Scouse
- Singlish
- Strine
- the Queen's English