isle
英[a?l]
美[a?l]
- n. 島
- vt. 使成為島嶼
- vi. 住在島嶼上
- n. (Isle)人名；(英)艾爾
詞態變化
復數:?isles;
助記提示
1. island 對照 isle.
中文詞源
isle 島
縮寫自拉丁語insula,島，詞源同insular.可能來自in,在里面，-sula,鹽，海水，詞源同salt.
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. Castle-hunters won't be disappointed with the Isle of Man.
- 馬恩島不會讓城堡探尋者失望的。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. After much cogitation, we decided to move to the Isle of Wight.
- 經過慎重考慮后，我們決定搬到懷特島去。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. the Isle of Skye
- 斯凱島
來自《權威詞典》
- 4. He is from the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea.
- 他來自愛爾蘭海的馬恩島.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. I saw you two just now in the isle pavilion. "
- 我還看見你在湖心亭里跟倩兒說話. ”
來自漢英文學 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）