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

pen•in•su•la n. [countable], pl. -las.

an area of land almost surrounded by water.

pen•in•su•lar, adj.

pen•in•su•la n.

an area of land almost completely surrounded by water except for an isthmus connecting it with the mainland.
Place Names the Peninsula:
- Spain and Portugal together; Iberian Peninsula;
  Iberia.
- a district in SE Virginia between the York and James rivers: Civil War battles.

Latin paenīnsula, equivalent. to paen- pen- + īnsula island
1530–40

pen•in′su•lar, adj.
pen•in′su•lar•ism, pen•in•su•lar•i•ty n.

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peninsula /pɪˈnɪnsjʊlə/ n

a narrow strip of land projecting into a sea or lake from the mainland

Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin, literally: almost an island, from paene pene- + insula island

penˈinsular adj USAGE
The noun peninsula is sometimes confused with the adjective peninsular: the Iberian peninsula (not peninsular)

Peninsula n

the Peninsula ⇒
short for the Iberian Peninsula

单词	peninsula
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 pen•in•su•la /pəˈnɪnsələ, -ˈnɪnsyələ/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -las. an area of land almost surrounded by water. pen•in•su•lar, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 pen•in•su•la (pə nin′sə lə, -nins′yə lə),USA pronunciation n. an area of land almost completely surrounded by water except for an isthmus connecting it with the mainland. Place Names the Peninsula: Spain and Portugal together; Iberian Peninsula; Iberia. a district in SE Virginia between the York and James rivers: Civil War battles. Latin paenīnsula, equivalent. to paen- pen- + īnsula island 1530–40 pen•in′su•lar, adj. pen•in′su•lar•ism, pen•in•su•lar•i•ty (pə nin′sə lar′i tē, -nins′yə-),USA pronunciation n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: peninsula /pɪˈnɪnsjʊlə/ n a narrow strip of land projecting into a sea or lake from the mainland Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin, literally: almost an island, from paene pene- + insula island penˈinsular adj USAGE The noun peninsula is sometimes confused with the adjective peninsular: the Iberian peninsula (not peninsular) Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Peninsula n the Peninsula ⇒ short for the Iberian Peninsula
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