Solar-driven　interfacial　evaporation　has　significant　potential　to　improve　the　energy　utilization　efficiency　and　provides　a　means　for　sustainable　seawater　desalination　and　water　purification　technologies.　Although　rational　design　of　evaporative　materials　and　surfaces　is　essential　to　the　interfacial　solar　water　vaporization　process,　tailoring　the　surface　wettability　states　of　solar　evaporators　to　accelerate　the　vapor　generation　rate　remains　unexplored.　Here　we　demonstrate　hydrophilic　hydrogel　evaporators　with　hydrophobic　island-shaped　patches,　capable　of　achieving　a　record　evaporation　rate　of　similar　to　4.0　kg　m(-2)　h(-1)　with　93%　efficiency　under　1　sun　irradiation　(1　kW　m(-2)).　This　exceptional　high　rate　results　from　both　wetting　regions,　which　function　synergistically.　The　increased　thickness　of　the　water　layer　in　the　hydrophilic　region　leads　to　the　rapid　escape　of　water　molecules,　while　relatively　long　contact　lines　promise　considerable　water　evaporation　from　the　hydrophobic　region,　further　contributing　to　this　process.　Molecular　dynamics　simulations　provide　a　consistent　outcome　on　a　molecular　basis,　in　which　an　inhomogeneous　surface　wetting　property　could　modulate　the　escape　behavior　of　water　molecules　to　speed　the　evaporation.　Under　natural　sunlight,　a　3D　printed　portable　solar　water　purification　jug　using　this　hydrogel　evaporator　delivers　purified　water　far　above　the　EPA　drinking　water　standards,　highlighting　its　potential　for　water　purification.