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insular 音标拼音: ['ɪnsəlɚ] a. 岛的,岛民的,岛特有的,孤立的,保守的 岛的,岛民的,岛特有的,孤立的,保守的 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 parochial mentality"; "insular attitudes toward foreigners" [synonym: {insular}, {parochial}] Insular \In"su*lar\, a. [L. insularis, fr. insula island: cf. F. insulaire. See {Isle}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to an island; of the nature, or possessing the characteristics, of an island; as, an insular climate, fauna, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. Of or pertaining to the people of an island; narrow; circumscribed; illiberal; contracted; as, insular habits, opinions, or prejudices. [1913 Webster] The penury of insular conversation. --Johnson. [1913 Webster] Insular \In"su*lar\, n. An islander. [R.] --Berkeley. [1913 Webster] 160 Moby Thesaurus words for "insular":
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