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insular

英 ['ɪnsjʊlə]美 ['ɪnsəlɚ]

adj. 孤立的；與世隔絕的；海島的；島民的

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中文詞源

insular 島嶼的，島國思想的

來自拉丁語insula,島，詞源同isle.引申詞義島嶼的，島國狹隘思想的。

英語詞源

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.

權威例句

1. The British are often accused of being insular.

英國人常被指責爲思想褊狹。

2. A continental climate is different from an insular one.

大陸性氣候不同於島嶼氣候.

3. Having lived in one place all his life, his views are insular.

他一輩子住在一個地方, 所以思想狹隘.

4. The English themselves are somewhat insular in their literary appraisals.

英國人評價自己的文學,也不免有偏狹處.

5. My sentiments at heart were insular and medieval.

我內心的感情是保守的,傾向於中世紀的.

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