insular的中文翻譯是什麼意思
insular
adj. 海島的; 孤立的; 與世隔絕的; 島民的
insular的柯林斯釋義
ADJ-GRADED孤立的;保守的;思想狹隘的
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國人的舊有形象
insular的英文釋義
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的場景例句
My sentiments at heart were insular and medieval.
我內心的感情是保守的,傾向於中世紀的.
All this has thrown an uncomfortable spotlight on the insular and opaque JSA.
如此種種,讓人們都把目光聚焦到了素來固執偏狹且缺乏透明的日本相撲協會身上.
A continental climate is different from an insular one.
大陸性氣候不同於島嶼氣候.
I found this very profitable in diminishing the intensity of insular prejudice.
我發現,這大大有助於消彌井蛙之見.
The British caricature themselves as a nation of insular xenophobes.
英國人自嘲為懼怕外族、與世隔絕的民族.