insular
/'insjulә/
📖 中文释义
- 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
💬 双语例句
As the economy struggled, optimism gave way to a more defensive and insular view that values self-reliance. Accompanied by creeping economic controls, the narrative became more nationalistic.
· Global policy coordination: America’s traditional leadership role has evaporated in recent years as our problems have made us more insular and inward-looking. This would not be a major problem if the resulting vacuum had been filled.
· 全球政策合作:随着我们的问题让我们变得更孤立、更内向,近几年来美国的传统领导地位不复存在。 如果由此产生的真空被填补,那么这并不是一个问题。 但事实并非如此。 相反,G7已名存实亡,IMF因代表和正当性问题而被削弱,而G20还没有站稳脚跟。
Elites in the advanced democracies – say, the top 1% of income earners – can hardly take comfort from such conditions. Even the most insular globetrotter, flitting from one market or cultural playground to another, must consider their children.
🔵 同义词
🔗 常用搭配
📘 English Definition(英文释义)
- a. relating to or characteristic of or situated on an island
- s. suggestive of the isolated life of an island; so deeply private as to seem inaccessible to the scrutiny of a novelist"- Leonard Michaels
- s. narrowly restricted in outlook or scope