Dreye權威釋義 | peninsula

n.

半島[C]
His house is located on the tip of the peninsula.
他的房子位於半島的頂端。

衍生

a.

peninsular

辨析

同義:

n.半島，河灣；鉤狀岬

chersonese cape hook tongue point promontory foreland headland mull

同義參見:

neck

以上來源於：《英漢大辭典》

/pɪˈnɪnsjʊlə/

n.

a long, narrow piece of land projecting out into a sea or lake.

Derivative

peninsular adj.

Usage

Do not confuse the spellings peninsula and peninsular. Peninsula is a noun (the end of the Cape Peninsula), whereas peninsular is the adjectival form (the peninsular part of Malaysia).

Etymology

C16: from L. paeninsula, from paene ‘almost’ + insula ‘island’.

以上來源於：《簡明牛津英語詞典》