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 insularity [,insju'læriti]   添加此单词到默认生词本
n. 岛屿生活状况, 孤立, 岛国性质



    insularity
    [ noun ]
    the state of being isolated or detached
    <noun.state>
    the insulation of England was preserved by the English Channel


    Insularity \In`su*lar"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. insularit['e].]
    1. The state or quality of being an island or consisting of
    islands; insulation.

    The insularity of Britain was first shown by
    Agricola, who sent his fleet round it. --Pinkerton.

    2. Narrowness or illiberality of opinion; prejudice;
    exclusiveness; as, the insularity of the Chinese or of the
    aristocracy.

    1. The situation in Afghanistan or Indochina in the New York Times, one of the two American imperial dailies, is seen rather as it might have been a hundred years ago in The Times. But for real insularity there is nothing like the Russian press.
    2. Mr. Stillman preferred to explore the city from the lofty insularity of the ruling class.
    3. Many people might prefer more seclusion than they're likely to get. There are minorities, mostly Asian and Hispanic, but there is still a sense of conservative homogeneity and insularity that some might consider off-putting.
    4. This is the very worst kind of patronising English insularity. Other gratuitous acts include sex and violence.
    5. The insularity of the financial system made regulation a simple matter. The first changes were forced by a liquidity crisis among the unregulated secondary banks in 1973, which compelled the Bank to organise a Pounds 1.2bn 'lifeboat' with clearers.
    6. A victim of its own insularity and arrogance, Sears was blind-sided by changing consumer habits, rising interest rates and a slew of lawsuits.
    7. He says the presence of outsiders 'helps us to dilute our insularity'.
    8. I envied Americans their insularity." America will learn about the rest of the world when geopolitical events force it to, she predicted.
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