英语词汇“island”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

is·land

(īlənd)

1. Abbr. Isl. or Is. or I. A landmass, especially one smaller than a continent, entirely surrounded by water.

2. Something resembling an island, especially in being isolated or surrounded, as:

a. An unattached kitchen counter providing easy access from all sides.

b. A raised curbed area, often used to delineate rows of parking spaces or lanes of traffic.

c. The superstructure of a ship, especially an aircraft carrier.

3. Anatomy A cluster of cells differing in structure or function from the cells constituting the surrounding tissue.

tr.v. is·land·ed, is·land·ing, is·lands

To make into or as if into an island; insulate: a secluded mansion, islanded by shrubbery and fences.

[Alteration (influenced by ISLE) of Middle English ilond, from Old English īegland : īg, īeg; see ak^w-ā- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + land, land; see lendh- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

Word History: It may seem hard to believe, but Latin aqua, "water," is related to island, which originally meant "watery land." Aqua comes almost unchanged from Indo-European *akwā-, "water." *Akwā- became *ahwō- in Germanic by Grimm's Law and other sound changes. To this was built the adjective *ahwjō-, "watery." This then became *awwjō- or *auwi-, which in pre-English became *ēaj-, and finally ēg or īeg in Old English. Island, spelled iland, first appears in Old English in King Alfred's translation of Boethius about AD 888; the spellings igland and ealond appear in contemporary documents. The s in island is due to a mistaken etymology, confusing the etymologically correct English iland with French isle. Isle comes ultimately from Latin īnsula "island," a component of paenīnsula, "almost-island," whence our peninsula.

单词	island
释义	is·land (īlənd) n. 1. Abbr. Isl. or Is. or I. A landmass, especially one smaller than a continent, entirely surrounded by water. 2. Something resembling an island, especially in being isolated or surrounded, as: a. An unattached kitchen counter providing easy access from all sides. b. A raised curbed area, often used to delineate rows of parking spaces or lanes of traffic. c. The superstructure of a ship, especially an aircraft carrier. 3. Anatomy A cluster of cells differing in structure or function from the cells constituting the surrounding tissue. tr.v. is·land·ed, is·land·ing, is·lands To make into or as if into an island; insulate: a secluded mansion, islanded by shrubbery and fences. [Alteration (influenced by ISLE) of Middle English ilond, from Old English īegland : īg, īeg; see ak^w-ā- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + land, land; see lendh- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] *Word History:* It may seem hard to believe, but Latin aqua, "water," is related to island, which originally meant "watery land." Aqua comes almost unchanged from Indo-European akwā-, "water." Akwā- became ahwō- in Germanic by Grimm's Law and other sound changes. To this was built the adjective ahwjō-, "watery." This then became awwjō- or auwi-, which in pre-English became ēaj-, and finally ēg or īeg* in Old English. Island, spelled iland, first appears in Old English in King Alfred's translation of Boethius about AD 888; the spellings igland and ealond appear in contemporary documents. The s in island is due to a mistaken etymology, confusing the etymologically correct English iland with French isle. Isle comes ultimately from Latin īnsula "island," a component of paenīnsula, "almost-island," whence our peninsula.
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