peninsula
/pɪˈnɪnsjʊlə/noun
- a piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water半岛。
USAGE
The spelling of the noun as peninsular instead of peninsula is a common mistake. The spelling peninsula should be used when a noun is intended （the end of the Cape Peninsula）, whereas peninsular is the spelling of the adjective （the peninsular part of Malaysia）.
派生词
peninsular
adjective词源
mid 16th cent.: from Latin paeninsula, from paene 'almost'+insula 'island'.