insular是什么意思

2024-01-17 08:45:16

insular

美[ɪnsələr] 英[ɪnsjələ(r)]

adj. 岛的；岛民的；岛特有的；与世隔绝的；保守的

副词：insularly 名词：insularism

近义词：contracted，alienated，provincial，cloistered，inward-looking，narrow，blinkered，limited，narrow-minded，parochial，continental，

adj.(形容词)

Adjective

relating to or characteristic of or situated on an island;
"insular territories" "Hawaiis insular culture"
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"
narrowly restricted in outlook or scope;
"little sympathy with parochial mentality" "insular attitudes toward foreigners"

用作形容词(adj.)

A continental climate is different from an insular one.大陆性气候不同于岛屿气候。
The British caricature themselves as a nation of insular xenophobes.英国人自嘲为惧怕外族、与世隔绝的民族。
They are insular--and proud of it.他们保守，并对此感到自豪。