islets

IPA/ˈaɪ.lət/
KK[ˈaɪlɪts]IPA/ˈaɪ.lət/

islets — 名詞

  • isletssingular
  • isletsesplural

1. a very small piece of land that is completely surrounded by water, often found i

1.名詞B2
釋義

小島

很小的島嶼

a very small piece of land that is completely surrounded by water, often found in lakes, rivers, or close to a larger island

例句

From the boat, Dahlia spotted a tiny islet covered in palm trees and white sand.

Dahlia 從船上發現一座長滿棕櫚樹、覆蓋著白沙的小島。

countable: a tiny islet

The old fishing map showed an islet that had disappeared beneath the waves decades ago.

那張老舊的漁業地圖上標示了一座幾十年前就已消失在海浪下的小島。

常見搭配
  • remote islet
  • tiny islet
  • rocky islet
  • tropical islet
  • islet of
  • on an islet
同義詞
  • cay

    a small, low island made of sand or coral, common in the Caribbean

  • key

    alternate name for a cay, often used in place names such as the Florida Keys

  • skerry

    a small rocky island, typically found in cold northern seas

反義詞
  • continent

    a very large landmass, the opposite extreme in scale

文法句型

islet + of + noun (literary)

countable: a tiny islet

用法筆記

Often used in geographical or literary descriptions. The singular form 'islet' is also common, though 'islets' appears frequently when referring to groups of small islands.

常見錯誤

The ship stopped at a islet.
The ship stopped at an islet.
'islet' starts with a vowel sound, so the article 'an' is needed.

2. specialised cell clusters inside the pancreas that create hormones — particularl

2.名詞C1
釋義

胰島

胰臟中分泌胰島素的細胞群

specialised cell clusters inside the pancreas that create hormones — particularly insulin and glucagon — which keep blood sugar at a stable level

例句

The surgeon transplanted healthy islets into the patient's pancreas to restore insulin production.

外科醫生將健康的胰島移植到病人的胰臟中，以恢復胰島素的分泌。

transplanted healthy islets

Scientists in the lab grew new islets from stem cells to treat type 1 diabetes.

科學家在實驗室中用幹細胞培育出新的胰島，用來治療第一型糖尿病。

常見搭配
  • pancreatic islets
  • islets of Langerhans
  • transplant islets
  • protect the islets
  • islet cells
  • islet function
  • damaged islets
同義詞

文法句型

countable: pancreatic islets

the islets of Langerhans

用法筆記

In medical writing the term is usually plural ('islets'), referring to the thousands of clusters spread throughout the pancreas. The full name 'islets of Langerhans' appears in textbooks and research papers.

常見錯誤

The islets control sugar in the stomach.
The islets control sugar in the blood.
Islets of Langerhans are located in the pancreas and affect blood sugar, not stomach sugar.

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常見搭配

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介系詞搭配

  • on an islet
  • to an islet
  • across the islets
  • from islet to islet