A cay is a very small, low island, usually of sand or coral, sitting in warm shallow water. Think of a strip of land you could walk across in a few minutes — a beach, some bushes, maybe a little reef — not a town and not a mountain. You meet the word most around the Caribbean and nearby seas.

A caycay is是 a very small, low island一個很小、很低的島，usually of sand or coral通常是沙或珊瑚組成，sitting in warm shallow water坐落在溫暖的淺水裡；think of想像 a strip of land you could walk across in a few minutes一小條幾分鐘就能走完的陸地——a beach一片沙灘、some bushes一些灌木、maybe a little reef也許還有一小塊珊瑚礁——not而不是 a town and not a mountain一座城鎮或一座山；you meet the word most你最常在 around the Caribbean and nearby seas加勒比海和附近海域遇到這個字。

It is a geography word, a little specialised; a lot of English speakers would just say “a tiny island.” In American English the same kind of island is often called a key, as in the Florida Keys: that is the same idea, only spelled the other way. Say cay like “key.” It is not a dock (that is a quay), and it is not the key that opens a door, though all three can sound alike in some voices.

It is a geography word這是一個地理用詞，a little specialised有點專業；a lot of English speakers很多英語使用者 would just say乾脆會說「a tiny island」「a tiny island」；in American English在美式英文裡 the same kind of island同樣這種島 is often called a key常被叫做key，as in就像 the Florida KeysFlorida Keys那樣：that is the same idea這是同一個概念，only只是 spelled the other way拼法不同；say cay like "key."「cay」要唸得像「key」；it is not a dock (that is a quay)它不是碼頭（碼頭是quay），and而且 it is not the key that opens a door也不是開門的那個key，though不過 all three can sound alike in some voices這三個字在有些口音裡聽起來很像。