the Isle of + 地名
用于构成岛屿的正式专有名称，首字母大写。
She was born on the Isle of Man.
她出生在马恩岛上。
小岛
isles — plural of isle
岛屿,通常很小。与islet(小岛)相比。；群岛
岛屿,通常很小。与islet(小岛)相比。
An island, usually very small. Compare with islet.
小岛
a small island
The small isle is home to a few families who fish for a living.
这座小岛是几户以打鱼为生的家庭的家园。
用法提示：isle作名词，在句中作主语，意为“小岛”。
We rowed across the calm water to reach the isle before sunset.
我们在日落前划船渡过平静的水面，到达那座小岛。
用法提示：isle作名词，作介词to的宾语，指一座小岛。
Ancient ruins cover the isle, and visitors explore them on foot.
古老的遗迹遍布这座小岛，游客们步行探索。
用法提示：isle作名词，在句中指代前文地点，意为小岛。
用于构成岛屿的正式专有名称，首字母大写。
She was born on the Isle of Man.
她出生在马恩岛上。
表示位置时用介词 on，不用 in。
They spent the summer on a quiet isle in the Pacific.
他们在太平洋上一座安静的小岛上度过了夏天。
复数 isles 常与其他词连用，指一组岛屿。
The British Isles lie off the northwest coast of Europe.
不列颠群岛位于欧洲西北海岸外。
grammar · medium
易错句子Please walk down the isle to find your seat.
正确表达Please walk down the aisle to find your seat.
isle 读 /aɪl/，意思是“小岛”；“过道”是另一个同音词 aisle。表示剧院、超市或飞机上的过道只能用 aisle，写成 isle 就变成了“小岛”，词义完全改变。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are many isle in the Pacific Ocean.
正确表达There are many isles in the Pacific Ocean.
isle 是可数名词。前面有 many 这类表示复数的限定词时，名词必须用复数形式 isles，不能仍用单数 isle。
grammar · medium
易错句子He grew up on isle near the coast of Scotland.
正确表达He grew up on an isle near the coast of Scotland.
isle 作可数名词单数使用时必须带限定词（a、an、the、my 等）。此处表示“一个”小岛，是泛指，所以要加不定冠词 an，不能光用单数名词。
偏远的小岛
They spent a week on a remote isle off the Scottish coast.
他们在苏格兰海岸外一座偏远的小岛上待了一周。
荒无人烟的小岛
The story is about a sailor stranded on a desert isle.
这个故事讲的是一个水手被困在一座荒岛上。
不列颠群岛
She has travelled all over the British Isles.
她走遍了不列颠群岛。
绿宝石岛（爱尔兰的别称）
He moved to the Emerald Isle last year.
他去年搬到了绿宝石岛（爱尔兰）。
马恩岛
The Isle of Man has its own parliament.
马恩岛有自己的议会。
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