= insular, adj.
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释义 | the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > bias, prejudice > narrow-mindedness > insularity, provincialism > [adjective] (9) insulary1642 = insular, adj. provincial1755 Having or suggestive of the outlook, tastes, character, etc., associated with or attributed to inhabitants of a province or the provinces; esp. (de… insular1775 Pertaining to islanders; esp. having the characteristic traits of the inhabitants of an island (e.g. of Great Britain); cut off from intercourse with… parochialic1848 Parochial. parochial1856 figurative. Relating or confined to a narrow area or region, as if within the borders of one's own parish; limited or provincial in outlook or scope. Podsnappian1866 Of, relating to, or characteristic of Dickens's Mr Podsnap; complacent, self-satisfied, blinkered. vestryish1882 affected with or characterized by the spirit of vestrydom. parish pump1923 Of local importance or interest only; parochial. parish-pumpish1968 limited in scope or outlook, parochial. |
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