islanders

IPA/ˈaɪ.lən.dər/
KK[ˈaɪləndɚz]IPA/ˈaɪ.lən.dɚ/

islanders — 名詞

  • islanderssingular
  • islandersesplural

1. a person who was born on an island or has made their home there.

1.名詞B1
釋義

島民

居住在島上的人

a person who was born on an island or has made their home there.

例句

Many islanders on Jeju rely on fishing and tourism for their income.

濟州島的許多島民以捕魚和觀光業維生。

collocation: islanders on [island name]

Adisa grew up as an islander in the Bahamas and learned to sail at age six.

Adisa 在巴哈馬群島長大，六歲就學會了駕駛帆船。

singular form: an islander

同義詞
  • inhabitant

    more general — can refer to any place (city, region), not just islands

  • native

    stronger emphasis on being born there; can sound old-fashioned or claim ancestry

  • local

    informal; contrasts with 'visitor' or 'tourist' rather than with mainlanders

反義詞
  • mainlander

    a person who lives on the mainland rather than on an island

文法句型

the [noun] + plural verb

[number] + [noun] + of + [place]

用法筆記

Used especially when the speaker wants to highlight the connection between the people and the island as a distinct place or community.

常見錯誤

❌The islanders peoples held a festival every year.
✅The islanders held a festival every year.
💡'islanders' already means 'people', so 'peoples' is redundant.
❌Islanders of the Caribbean are known as friendly.
✅The islanders of the Caribbean are known as friendly.
💡'islanders' as a specific group usually takes the definite article.