insular
英 ['?nsj?l?]
美['?ns?l?]
- adj. 孤立的；與世隔絕的；海島的；島民的
TEM8GRE低頻詞擴(kuò)展詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
名詞:?insularity;
中文詞源
insular 島嶼的，島國(guó)思想的
來(lái)自拉丁語(yǔ)insula,島，詞源同isle.引申詞義島嶼的，島國(guó)狹隘思想的。
英文詞源
- insular
- insular: see island
- insular (adj.)
- 1610s, "of or pertaining to an island," from Late Latin insularis, from Latin insula "island" (see isle). Metaphoric sense "narrow, prejudiced" is 1775, from notion of being cut off from intercourse with other nations, especially with reference to the situation of Great Britain. Earlier adjective in the literal sense was insulan (mid-15c.), from Latin insulanus.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. The British are often accused of being insular.
- 英國(guó)人常被指責(zé)為思想褊狹。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 2. A continental climate is different from an insular one.
- 大陸性氣候不同于島嶼氣候.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 3. Having lived in one place all his life, his views are insular.
- 他一輩子住在一個(gè)地方, 所以思想狹隘.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 4. The English themselves are somewhat insular in their literary appraisals.
- 英國(guó)人評(píng)價(jià)自己的文學(xué),也不免有偏狹處.
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 5. My sentiments at heart were insular and medieval.
- 我內(nèi)心的感情是保守的,傾向于中世紀(jì)的.
來(lái)自辭典例句