insular 详细解释

insular

['insjulə]

adj.岛的, 岛民的,岛特有的,与世隔绝的, 保守的

词形变化

副词: insularly | 名词: insularism |

词义辨析

同义参见:

cloistered  alienated  contracted  provincial  

反义:

a.岛屿的; 心胸狭窄的

continental  broad-minded  

英英释义

形容词 insular:

relating to or characteristic of or situated on an island

suggestive of the isolated life of an island- Leonard Michaels

narrowly restricted in outlook or scope

同义词：parochial

补充

insularinsular英:[ˈinsjulə] 美:[ˈɪnsəlɚ, ˈɪnsjə-]adj.1.岛的; 岛上的2.褊狭的, 不愿与他人接触的

例句

1. We used to consider the English insular and difficult to get to know.我们过去一向认为英国人思想保守、很难结交。 2. The Japanese are famously clannish, insular, aloof.日本人抱团排外、超然冷淡, 这是人所共知的。 3. They formed an insular community.他们形成了一个孤立的群体。 4. a stubbornly insular farming people.思想顽固狭隘的农民们。 5. people living restricted and sometimes insular existences.过着受限制且有时与世隔绝的生活的人们。 6. the movement of goods of insular origin.原产于岛上的货物的运输。 7. an insular product.岛上产品。 8. insular illumination of the 6th century.6世纪英国和爱尔兰的彩饰工艺品。 9. an insular [=isolated] group孤立群体 10. the insular world of boarding schools寄宿学校的与世隔绝 11. an insular [=narrow] way of thinking狭隘的想法 12. the insularity of the boarding school world寄宿学校的与世隔绝

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