Insular
[ 'ɪnsəlɚ ]
出国 Abroad
adj. 海岛的;孤立的;与世隔绝的;岛民的;
💡 词根助记
insul岛+ar...的 →岛国的；偏狭的
📝 例句
insular prejudice
岛国的偏见，偏狭之见
The English themselves are somewhat insular in their literary appraisals.
英国人评价自己的文学，也不免有偏狭处。
"I wish you weren't so insular, darling." said Mrs. Sutcliffe.
“亲爱的，我希望你不要抱这种与世隔绝的思想，”苏克利夫夫人说。
little sympathy with parocial mentality; insular attitudes toward foreigners.
思想狭隘、很少有同情心；对外国人的保守态度。
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。
🌱 联想助记
【记】insular-island 岛屿
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
-solo-表示“单独”
📖 牛津释义
insular
adj
1 of an island 岛的; 岛上的: an insular climate, way of life 海岛的气候、 生活方式.
2 (derog 贬) narrow-minded and avoiding contact with others 偏狭的; 不愿与他人接触的
an insular attitude 偏狭的态度
insular habits and prejudices 狭隘的习性和偏见.
🔁 扩展释义
*['insjulә]a. 岛的, 岛民的, 与世隔绝的, 孤立的, 保守的【医】 岛的, 胰岛的, 脑岛的
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I think I've got them.
我想我已经拍齐了。
An oak is not felled at one stroke.
万事不能一蹴而就。
He loved to be told that one of his imaginary products was temporarily out of stock and he would faithfully promise to call again at some future date, but of course he never did.
他爱听售货员说他想像出来的那种东西暂时脱销，于是他就煞有介事地许诺改天再来光顾。当然，他再也不会来了。