British describes people and things that come from anywhere in the United Kingdom, which consists of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. ...British scientists. It is also used to describe anything to do with the administration of the United Kingdom and appears in the name of national organizations. ...the British government. ...British Airways. The British are the people who live in the United Kingdom. Britain or Great Britain refers to England, Scotland, and Wales, but not Northern Ireland. The British Isles are the group of islands that includes the United Kingdom and some other islands such as the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. English describes people and things that live in or come from England. The English are the people who live in England.

British描述來自the United Kingdom（聯合王國，包括英格蘭、蘇格蘭、威爾士和北愛爾蘭）的人或物，例如：British scientists（英國的科學家們）。該詞亦用來形容和英國行政部門相關的任何事物，出現在英國的全國性機構組織名稱中，如：the British government（英國政府），British Airways（英國航空公司）。the British 指居住在英國的人。Britain（不列颠）或Great Britain（大不列颠）指的是英格蘭、蘇格蘭和威爾士，但不包括北愛爾蘭。the British Isles（不列颠群島）指包括英國和馬恩島、海峽群島等島嶼在内的群島。English指居住於或來自英格蘭的人或物。the English 指居住在英格蘭的人。