isle

英 [aɪl]美 [aɪl]
  • n. 岛
  • vt. 使成为岛屿
  • vi. 住在岛屿上
  • n. (Isle)人名；(英)艾尔
CET6 TEM4 IELTS 考研 中低频词 常用词汇

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1. island 对照 isle.

中文词源

isle 岛

缩写自拉丁语insula,岛，词源同insular.可能来自in,在里面，-sula,盐，海水，词源同salt.

英文词源

isle (n.)
late 13c., from Old French ile, earlier isle, from Latin insula "island," of uncertain origin, perhaps (as the Ancients guessed) from in salo "(that which is) in the sea," from ablative of salum "the open sea." The -s- was restored first in French, then in English in the late 1500s.

双语例句

1. Castle-hunters won't be disappointed with the Isle of Man.
马恩岛不会让城堡探寻者失望的。
来自柯林斯例句
2. After much cogitation, we decided to move to the Isle of Wight.
经过慎重考虑后，我们决定搬到怀特岛去。
来自柯林斯例句
3. the Isle of Skye
斯凯岛
来自《权威词典》
4. He is from the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea.
他来自爱尔兰海的马恩岛.
来自《简明英汉词典》
5. I saw you two just now in the isle pavilion. "
我还看见你在湖心亭里跟倩儿说话. ”
来自汉英文学 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）