Micronesia names a part of the west Pacific Ocean with more than two thousand small islands. The Caroline Islands, the Marshall Islands, and Kiribati sit in that neighbourhood. The name comes from Greek for “small islands.” Though actually, the word does two jobs, and school books often glue them together.

Micronesia Micronesia names是指 a part of the west Pacific Ocean西太平洋的一個區域 with more than two thousand small islands.裡面有兩千多個小島。 The Caroline Islands, the Marshall Islands, and Kiribati加羅林群島、馬紹爾群島和吉里巴斯 sit in that neighbourhood.就在那附近。 The name comes from Greek for這個名字來自希臘文，意思是 "small islands."「小島」。 Though actually,不過其實， the word does two jobs,這個字身兼兩個角色, and school books often glue them together.學校課本常常把它們混在一起講。

One job is the whole island region. The other is a country inside that region, the Federated States of Micronesia — four states in the Caroline Islands. A population of about 106,000 (2014) is that country, not every island in the region.

One job is一個角色是 the whole island region.整個島群地區。 The other is另一個是 a country inside that region,那個地區裡的一個國家, the Federated States of Micronesia密克羅尼西亞聯邦 — four states in the Caroline Islands.是加羅林群島裡的四個州組成的。 A population of about 106,000 (2014)大約十萬六千人（2014年） is that country,是那個國家的人口, not every island in the region.不是整個地區所有島嶼的人口。

The wider region also has its own countries, such as the Marshall Islands, Palau, Kiribati, and Nauru, and places such as Guam. So when someone says Micronesia, they may mean one country or a much bigger scatter of islands.

The wider region also has its own countries,比較大的那個地區裡還有自己的其他國家, such as the Marshall Islands, Palau, Kiribati, and Nauru,像馬紹爾群島、帛琉、吉里巴斯和諾魯, and places such as Guam.還有像關島這樣的地方。 So when someone says Micronesia,所以當有人說Micronesia的時候, they may mean one country or a much bigger scatter of islands.他們可能是指一個國家，也可能是指範圍大得多的一片島群。

People who study the Pacific often put three names side by side: Polynesia (“many islands”), Melanesia, and Micronesia (“small islands”). You will meet the word in geography, not in everyday talk in Taiwan.

People who study the Pacific often put three names side by side:研究太平洋的人常常把三個名字放在一起講: Polynesia ("many islands"), Melanesia, and Micronesia ("small islands").玻里尼西亞（「很多島」）、美拉尼西亞，還有密克羅尼西亞（「小島」）。 You will meet the word in geography,你會在地理課本裡遇到這個字, not in everyday talk in Taiwan.在台灣的日常對話裡不常出現。