insular
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英 [ˈɪnsjələ(r)]
美 [ˈɪnsələr]
是什么意思
海岛的;孤立的;与世隔绝的;岛民的
英英释义
insular[ 'insjulə, 'insə- ]
- adj.
- relating to or characteristic of or situated on an island
"insular territories"; "Hawaii's 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
"insular attitudes toward foreigners"
同义词:parochial
- relating to or characteristic of or situated on an island
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双语例句
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。
权威例句
An Insular View of AnxietyAN EQUILIBRIUM THEORY OF INSULAR ZOOGEOGRAPHYCardiovascular effects of human insular cortex stimulationTurnover Rates in Insular Biogeography: Effect of Immigration on ExtinctionGene flow between insular, coastal and interior populations of brown bears in Alaska.Nested subsets and the structure of insular mammalian faunas and archipelagosCircuitry and functional aspects of the insular lobe in primates including humansDifferential effects of insular and ventromedial prefrontal cortex lesions on risky decision-makingIsland colonization and evolution of the insular woody habit in Echium L. (Boraginaceae)A critical role for the right fronto-insular cortex in switching between central-executive and default-mode networks