"英国" 用英语读作 "United Kingdom"，缩写为 "UK"。
"United" 意为 "联合"，"Kingdom" 意为 "王国"。这个词来自英国由英格兰、苏格兰、威尔士和北爱尔兰组成的联合王国。
例句：
"I'm going to visit the United Kingdom next month." (我下个月要去英国旅游。)
"The United Kingdom is made up of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland." (英国由英格兰、苏格兰、威尔士和北爱尔兰组成。)
"The currency of the United Kingdom is the British pound." (英国的货币是英镑。)