parochial
柯林斯词典
1. ADJ If you describe someone as parochial, you are critical of them because you think they are too concerned with their own affairs and should be thinking about more important things. 思想偏狭的[表不满]
When her brother arrives home on a visit from Hong Kong, he sneers at her parochial existence. 她哥哥从香港回家探访时,讥笑她偏狭的生活方式。
2. ADJ Parochial is used to describe things that relate to the parish connected with a particular church. 教区的[ADJ n]
She was a secretary on the local parochial church council. 她是当地教区教堂理事会的秘书。
Their children attend a Jewish parochial school. 他们的孩子在一所犹太教区学校上学。
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parochial /pəˈrəʊkɪəl/
剑桥词典
parochial adjective (OF A CHURCH)
relating to a parish (= an area that has its own church or priest )
堂区的,教区的
parochial boundaries 堂区分界线
parochial adjective (LIMITED)
disapprovingshowing interest only in a narrow range of matters , especially those that directly affect yourself, your town , or your country
偏狭的,(尤指)地方观念的
a parochial view /opinion 狭隘的观点
Although it's just a local paper , it somehow manages not to be too parochial in its outlook . 尽管这只不过是份地方性报纸,却设法避免了自己的观点过于狭隘。 返回 parochial