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 insular ['ɪnsəlɚ]   添加此单词到默认生词本
a. 岛的, 岛民的, 与世隔绝的, 孤立的, 保守的

[医] 岛的, 胰岛的, 脑岛的




    insular
    [ adj ]
    1. relating to or characteristic of or situated on an island

      2. <adj.pert>
      insular territories
      Hawaii's insular culture
    2. suggestive of the isolated life of an island

      3. <adj.all>
      an exceedingly insular man; so deeply private as to seem inaccessible to the scrutiny of a novelist
    3. narrowly restricted in outlook or scope

      4. <adj.all>
      little sympathy with parochial mentality
      insular attitudes toward foreigners


    Insular \In"su*lar\, a. [L. insularis, fr. insula island: cf. F.
    insulaire. See {Isle}.]
    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.


    Insular \In"su*lar\, n.
    An islander. [R.] --Berkeley.

    1. All these moves are as relevant to regional power projection as to the more insular objectives of Mr. Dibb.
    2. In the more insular Asian and Hispanic communities, a dollar turns over four or five times before leaving, but studies suggest that most dollars earned by blacks aren't passed on to other blacks even once.
    3. 'Half of our turnover and staff were German,' says Porter, 'but attitudes were very insular.'
    4. Because the country's business community is small and, until recently, was fairly insular, a clubby atmosphere developed, in which a handshake was usually as good as a contract and reputation carried more weight than regulation.
    5. Political crises have hobbled the country for nearly two years, preventing implementation of policies that would make the country's insular economy more attractive to lenders.
    6. De Lugo, who presided at the hearing as chairman of the House Interior subcommittee on insular and international affairs, said he expected the legislation to become part of a planned comprehensive drug bill this year.
    7. The WASPs have become too smug, insular and anti-intellectual, he says.
    8. Official runs have been organized in only 15 major American cities, and Cater said "the bigger nations of the world can be a little insular." "We just wish we could reach out to all the people in the (United) States," he said.
    9. A claim by the latter, environment secretary John Gummer, that the Church of England had turned itself into a 'sect' by accepting women priests was dismissed as 'incredibly insular'. by the bishop of Birmingham.
    10. "Teachers can be the most insular, self-obsessed, and frankly boring group of people you ever get in the world," said Hill, who spent four years with O'Brien planning the current four weeks.
    11. For insular dependent diabetics, time is of particular importance, because they don't tolerate dialysis as well as others with kidney failure.
    12. Some Japanese said the visit shows that their country must reconsider some of its old, insular ways in order to measure up to its new economic stature in the world.
    13. Their personal connection helped the nations weather a rough period marked by U.S. pressure against Japanese domestic barriers, alleged unfair trade practices and insular thinking inappropriate for a country grown rich by exporting.
    14. It is hard to imagine a more suitable appointment to a department notorious for the pedestrian, inbred, insular and dull, and very much the creature of the National Educational Association.
    15. The Busches are the first family of St. Louis's insular, largely German upper crust.
    16. The former chairman, Mr Derek Keys, did much to transform Gencor's insular culture.
    17. Years in politics have made the governor a better listener, but he remains an insular man and very much the executive determined to set his own course.
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