des·ert is·land
noun/ˌdezət ˈaɪlənd/
/ˌdezərt ˈaɪlənd/
- a tropical island where no people live
热带荒岛 - Robinson Crusoe is cast away on a desert island for 28 years.
鲁滨逊漂流记被遗弃在荒岛上28年。
Word Origindesert ultimately from Latin desertus ‘abandoned, deserted’; in later use treated as an attributive use of desert ‘area of land’. - Robinson Crusoe is cast away on a desert island for 28 years.