insular的中文翻译是什么意思
insular
adj. 海岛的; 孤立的; 与世隔绝的; 岛民的
insular的柯林斯释义
ADJ-GRADED孤立的;保守的;思想狭隘的
If you say that someone is insular, you are being critical of them because they are unwilling to meet new people or to consider new ideas.
...the old image of the insular, xenophobic Brit.
孤立保守而又恐外的英国人的旧有形象
insular的英文释义
Adjective
1. relating to or characteristic of or situated on an island;
- insular territories
- Hawaii's insular culture
2. suggestive of the isolated life of an island;
- an exceedingly insular man; so deeply private as to seem inaccessible to the scrutiny of a novelist"- Leonard Michaels
3. narrowly restricted in outlook or scope;
- little sympathy with parocial mentality
- insular attitudes toward foreigners
insular的场景例句
My sentiments at heart were insular and medieval.
我内心的感情是保守的,倾向于中世纪的.
All this has thrown an uncomfortable spotlight on the insular and opaque JSA.
如此种种,让人们都把目光聚焦到了素来固执偏狭且缺乏透明的日本相扑协会身上.
A continental climate is different from an insular one.
大陆性气候不同于岛屿气候.
I found this very profitable in diminishing the intensity of insular prejudice.
我发现,这大大有助于消弥井蛙之见.
The British caricature themselves as a nation of insular xenophobes.
英国人自嘲为惧怕外族、与世隔绝的民族.