Scot
n
native of Scotland 蘇格蘭人
(The) Scots are an adventurous and inventive people. 蘇格蘭人既富於冒險精神又富於創(chuàng)造精神. scot, NOTE ON USAGE 用法
Compare Scottish, Scots and Scotch. 試比較 Scottish、 Scots、 Scotch這三個詞. The adjective Scottish is used of the people and things of Scotland, Scots only of its people, its law and language. *Scottish 這一形容詞用以指蘇格蘭的人和事物, 而 Scots 則僅指蘇格蘭的人、 法律和語言. Scotch is mainly used of certain products such as whisky and broth. *Scotch 主要用於某些產(chǎn)品, 如蘇格蘭的威士忌和湯. It is sometimes used for Scottish or Scots, but this is generally regarded as offensive or old-fashioned by Scottish people themselves. *Scotch這個詞有時用以代替Scottish或Scots, 但蘇格蘭人本身普遍認為這是侮辱性的或是舊式用法. The noun Scots refers to the Scottish dialect of the English language and Scotch is whisky. *Scots 作名詞時, 指英語中的蘇格蘭方言或稱蘇格蘭英語; Scotch 則專指蘇格蘭威士忌. A native of Scotland is a Scot (or Scotsman/woman). 蘇格蘭本土的人稱作Scot(或 Scotsman/woman).