insular
adjective /ˈɪnsjələ(r)/
/ˈɪnsələr/
- (disapproving) only interested in your own country, ideas, etc. and not in those from outside
只关心本国利益的；思想褊狭的；保守的 - The British are often accused of being insular.
英国人常被指责为思想褊狭。
- The British are often accused of being insular.
- (usually disapproving) having little contact with other people
只关心本国利益的；思想褊狭的；保守的 - people living restricted and sometimes insular existences
过着狭隘有时是与世隔绝的生活的人们。
- people living restricted and sometimes insular existences
- (specialist) connected with an island or islands
海岛的；岛屿的 - the coastal and insular areas
沿海和岛屿区域
- the coastal and insular areas
词源mid 16th cent. (as a noun denoting an islander): from late Latin insularis, from insula ‘island’.