in·su·lar /ˈɪn(t)sʊlɚ/
(a.)島的,島民的,島特有的,孤立的,保守的
in·su·lar /-lɚ/ 形容詞
島的,腦島的,胰島的
In·su·lar a.
1. Of or pertaining to an island; of the nature, or possessing the characteristics, of an island; as, an insular climate, fauna, etc.
2. Of or pertaining to the people of an island; narrow; circumscribed; illiberal; contracted; as, insular habits, opinions, or prejudices.
The penury of insular conversation. --Johnson.
In·su·lar, n. An islander. [R.]
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insular
adj 1: relating to or characteristic of or situated on an island;
"insular territories"; "Hawaii's insular culture"
2: 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"- Leonard
Michaels
3: narrowly restricted in outlook or scope; "little sympathy
with parocial mentality"; "insular attitudes toward
foreigners" [syn: parochial]