eyot

n. 河(湖)中的小岛

发音

其它 /eɪt/

词形变化

eyots 复数 eyots

别名

ait eight eyet

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A little island, especially in a river or lake.

词源

From Middle English eyt, eit, from Old English īġeoþ, īgoþ, iggaþ, iggoþ (“ait, eyot, islet, small island”), diminutive of īġ, ēġ, īeġ (“island”) (whence English ey (“island”)) which also constitutes the first element of island. See also ait and Norwegian Bokmål øy.

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