1530s, from Latin pæninsula "a peninsula," literally "almost an island," from pæne "almost" + insula "island" (see isle). Earlier translated as demie island.
雙語例句
1. The boat was anchored off the northern coast of the peninsula.
這艘船停泊在離該半島北部海岸不遠的地方。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Quiberon is set on an eight-mile peninsula.
基伯龍位於一個8英裏大小的半島上。
來自柯林斯例句
3. All the attractions of the peninsula beckon.
半島上的各處景點無不令人心馳神往。
來自柯林斯例句
4. Dalian is in the south of the Liaodong Peninsula.