insular meaning in English
adj.
1.海岛的,岛国的,岛形的。
2.岛民的,像岛民的。
3.具有岛民特性的,偏狭的。
4.孤立的,隔绝的,像岛似的。
5.在岛上居住的,位于岛上的。
6.【医学】岛屿状的,散开的;【解剖学】胰岛的,脑岛的。
短语和例子
Examples
- My sentiments at heart were insular and medieval .
我内心的感情是保守的,倾向于中世纪的。 - The english themselves are somewhat insular in their literary appraisals .
英国人评价自己的文学,也不免有偏狭处。 - "how insular and pathetically solitary," emmerson confided to his journal, "are all the people we know. "
埃默森在日记里写道:“我们认识的那些人,多么偏狭、多么孤芳自赏呵!” - Few british and very few foreigners understood the peculiar technical advantages of our insular position .
我们岛国的地位有其独特的军事技术上的有利条件,很少的英国人了解这一点,而外国人则更少。 - 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。