insular

英 [ˈɪnsjələ(r)]

美 [ˈɪnsələr]

adj.  只关心本国利益的; 思想褊狭的; 保守的; 海岛的; 岛屿的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 只关心本国利益的；思想褊狭的；保守的
  only interested in your own country, ideas, etc. and not in those from outside
  1. The British are often accused of being insular.
     英国人常被指责为思想褊狭。
• 海岛的；岛屿的
  connected with an island or islands
  1. the coastal and insular areas
     沿海和岛屿区域

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 孤立的;保守的;思想狭隘的
  If you say that someone isinsular, you are being critical of them because they are unwilling to meet new people or to consider new ideas.
  1. ...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

英英释义

adj

• narrowly restricted in outlook or scope
  1. little sympathy with parochial mentality
  2. insular attitudes toward foreigners
  Synonym:parochial
• suggestive of the isolated life of an island
  1. an exceedingly insular ma
• relating to or characteristic of or situated on an island
  1. insular territories
  2. Hawaii's insular culture

双语例句

• They also evaluated whether the functional connectivity of the piriform and insular cortex differed between patients and controls;
  他们还评估了病人和对照之间，梨状叶和岛叶皮质在功能上的联系有无差别。
• But then, the English themselves are somewhat insular in their literary appraisals.
  但反过来说，英国人自己在其文学鉴赏中也显得有些狭隘愚陋。
• He lived a rather insular life.
  他过着与外界相当隔绝的生活。
• They are insular& and proud of it.
  他们保守，并对此感到自豪。
• I set up Explore because I was worrying about Nike innovation becoming too insular, he says, describing the group as pursuing deep space innovation possibilities with academics, inventors and other companies.
  他表示：之所以设立Explore小组，是因为我担心耐克的创新正变得过于与世隔绝。他称这个小组正与学者、发明家和其它公司一道追求深度空间创新的可能性。
• Even now we are still far too parochial, far too insular.
  即使到现在我们也仍然目光太偏狭，思想太保守。
• I know in Korea, the less educated and insular citizens tend to view all white people as possessing the same cultural values.
  我知道在朝鲜，接受较少教育的和只关心自己事物的人倾向于认为所有的白人都有同样的文化价值观。
• Robots and immigrants ( even the insular Japanese anticipate the need for more immigration) will also help to keep the economy growing.
  机器人和移民（连日本这个岛国也看到了增加移民的需要）也将有助于经济持续增长。
• People who stay in one place all their lives are not necessarily insular or bigoted.
  一辈子只待在一个地方的人们不一定就偏狭保守或心地狭窄。
• Conclusion Insular is an area that causes epilepsy symptom.
  结论岛叶是一个癫痫症状发作区；