islet

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A small island.
    — There is an islet on the other side of this body of water.
  2. An isolated piece of tissue that has a specific function.

词形变化

islets plural

词汇关系

衍生词
interislet intraislet isleted islet of Langerhans neoislet pseudoislet
相关词
islets of Langerhans

词源

From Middle French islette. By surface analysis, is(le) + -let. Mostly displaced native Middle English eyt, eit and Middle English holm, holme (See eyot and holm for more).
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