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an islet
islet 是以元音音素开头的可数名词，单数前要用 an。
An islet lies in the middle of the lake.
一个小岛位于湖中央。
小岛
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小岛
a small island
An islet lies in the middle of the lake.
一个小岛位于湖中央。
小岛
A small island.
小岛
a small island
具有特定功能的孤立组织块
An isolated piece of tissue that has a specific function.
From the hilltop, we could see a tiny islet covered with pine trees in the bay.
从山顶上，我们可以看到海湾里一个长满松树的小岛。
The boat dropped anchor near a cluster of small islets where the water was calm.
船在一群小岛附近抛锚，那里水面平静。
Scientists counted more than fifty islets when they surveyed the archipelago last summer.
科学家去年夏天调查这个群岛时，数出了五十多个小岛。
islet 是以元音音素开头的可数名词，单数前要用 an。
An islet lies in the middle of the lake.
一个小岛位于湖中央。
islet 的复数形式是直接加 -s。
The map shows several islets near the mainland.
地图上显示大陆附近有几个小岛。
Not this
The boat anchored near a islet.
Use this
The boat anchored near an islet.
islet 的读音以元音 /aɪ/ 开头，因此前面的不定冠词用 an，不用 a。
Not this
Singapore is an islet in Southeast Asia.
Use this
Singapore is an island in Southeast Asia.
islet 指很小的岛，而新加坡是一个国家/主岛，面积远比“小岛”大，这里应选 island。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
极小的岛屿
The boat stopped near a tiny islet for lunch.
船停在一个极小的岛屿附近吃午饭。
偏远的岛屿
They spent a week on a remote islet in the Pacific.
他们在太平洋的一个偏远岛屿上待了一周。
荒无人烟的小岛
The sailor was stranded on a deserted islet.
那名水手被困在一个荒无人烟的小岛上。
多岩石的小岛
Seabirds nested on the rocky islets.
海鸟在那些多岩石的小岛上筑巢。
珊瑚小岛
A coral islet lies just off the coast.
一座珊瑚小岛就位于海岸附近。
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记忆：islet 像 island 的缩小版，-let 让人联想到 booklet 小册子，所以 islet = 小岛。
语域：formal 常见场景：地理或地貌描述、文学或正式书面语 islet 意为“小岛”，通常比 island 更正式或更偏文学，多用于地理描述、文学作品及书面语，日常口语中较少使用。
注意首字母 i 不发音，读作 /ˈaɪlɪt/。
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