peninsular

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
/pəˈnɪn.sjə.lə(ɹ)/|/ˈpɛn.ɪn.sjʊ.lə(ɹ)/    /pəˈnɪn.sə.ləɹ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. One who inhabits a peninsula.
  2. A person born on the Iberian Peninsula who emigrated to a (contemporary or former) Spanish colony. historical
    — Some of the great merchants in the Indies were creoles, but the majority were peninsulares. These latter acted as effective intermediaries between Spain and the colonies.
  3. Misspelling of peninsula, found chiefly in non-rhotic accents. alt-of,misspelling
    — For quotations using this term, see Citations:peninsular.
形容词 adj.
  1. Of, pertaining to, resembling, or connected with a peninsula or peninsulas.
    — The lakeside cottage was on a peninsular spit of land.
  2. Exhibiting a narrow provincialism; parochial.
    — Near-synonym: insular

词形变化

more peninsular comparative most peninsular superlative peninsulars plural peninsulares plural

词源

词源 1
Learned borrowing from Latin paenīnsulāris. By surface analysis, peninsula + -ar. In the historical sense borrowed from Spanish peninsular.
词源 2
Learned borrowing from Latin paenīnsulāris. By surface analysis, peninsula + -ar. In the historical sense borrowed from Spanish peninsular.
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