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insular
[英] [ˈɪnsələ, ˈɪnsjə-] [美] [ˈɪnsəlɚ, ˈɪnsjə-] 生词本

adj.

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1. 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

insularity

  • But at least they have started to break out of their old insularity.

    但是他们至少已经开始打破过去孤立保守的心态。

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"

医学

  • 1.岛的，胰岛的，脑岛的
1. A continental climate is different from an insular one.
大陆性气候不同于岛屿气候。

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2. Having lived in one place all his life, his views are insular.
他一辈子住在一个地方，所以思想狭隘。

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