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be an islander
islander 是可数名词，单数形式前要加 a/an。
She has lived here for years, so she is now an islander.
她在这里住了多年，所以现在已经是岛民了。
岛民
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
岛民
an inhabitant of an island
She has lived here for years, so she is now an islander.
她在这里住了多年，所以现在已经是岛民了。
住在岛上的人；岛民。
A person who lives on an island.
岛民
an inhabitant of an island
The islander guided us through the narrow village paths.
这位岛民带领我们穿过狭窄的村庄小路。
Many islanders rely on fishing for their daily food.
许多岛民依靠捕鱼维持日常饮食。
As an islander, she has never felt the need to live on the mainland.
作为岛民，她从不觉得有必要去大陆生活。
islander 是可数名词，单数形式前要加 a/an。
She has lived here for years, so she is now an islander.
她在这里住了多年，所以现在已经是岛民了。
用 the islanders 可指某个岛屿上的全体岛民。
The islanders depend on fishing for their livelihood.
岛民靠捕鱼为生。
关系从句可以用来限定具体是哪些岛民。
The islanders who live closest to the volcano were evacuated.
住在离火山最近的岛民已被疏散。
Not this
The islander people are friendly.
Use this
The island people are friendly.
islander 是名词，意为“岛民”，不能用作定语修饰 people；此处应用名词 island 作定语，表示“岛上的居民”。
Not this
There are many islander in the fishing village.
Use this
There are many islanders in the fishing village.
islander 是可数名词，many 后要用复数 islanders；汉语名词没有复数变化，容易漏掉 -s。
Not this
My friend is islander.
Use this
My friend is an islander.
islander 是可数名词单数，作表语时前面需要冠词 an，表示“一个岛民”；不可直接说 is islander。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
岛民同胞们
He appealed to his fellow islanders to help rebuild the school.
他呼吁岛民同胞们帮助重建学校。
太平洋岛民
Many Pacific Islanders speak English as a second language.
许多太平洋岛民把英语作为第二语言。
岛民社区
The islander community celebrates the harvest every autumn.
这个岛民社区每年秋天庆祝丰收。
岛民人口
The islander population has grown over the past decade.
过去十年，岛民人口有所增长。
当地岛民
The local islanders showed us how to fish with traditional nets.
当地岛民教我们用传统渔网捕鱼。
Use islander naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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island（岛）后加 -er，指住在岛上的人，即岛民。
语域：neutral 常见场景：地理/文化介绍、旅行与旅游内容、新闻报道 该词是中性名词，通常用于指代岛屿居民，多出现在地理、旅游或文化类语境中；口语和书面语中都比较常见。
复数形式为 islanders。
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