Insular



GRE 蓝宝

解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj. 岛屿的; 心胸狭窄的
• ［英］ adj. 岛屿的, 心胸狭窄的 ( narrow-minded, illiberal)
• ［类］ 反义词: cosmopolitan ( 世界性的)
• ［记］ insul ( 岛) +ar -> 岛屿的;
• ［同］ 同根词: peninsular ( 半岛的)

Webster Collegiate

adjective

• Etymology: Late Latin insularis, from Latin insula island
• Date: 1611
• 1.
  • a. of, relating to, or constituting an island
  • b. dwelling or situated on an island <insular residents>
• 2. characteristic of an isolated people; especially being, having, or reflecting a narrow provincial viewpoint
• 3. of or relating to an island of cells or tissue
• ? insularism noun
• ? insularity noun
• ? insularly adverb

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