late 13c., from Old French ile, earlier isle, from Latin insula "island," of uncertain origin, perhaps (as the Ancients guessed) from in salo "(that which is) in the sea," from ablative of salum "the open sea." The -s- was restored first in French, then in English in the late 1500s.
例文
1. Castle-hunters won 't be disappointed with the Isle of Man.
マーン島は城探索者を失望させない。
2.After much cogitation,we decided to move to the Isle of Wight.