单词:parochial
音标:[pә'rәukiәl] ;
柯林斯词典等级:1 级;
a. 教区的, 地方性的, 目光偏狭的
a. relating to or supported by or located in a parish
词型变化:名词复数形式 : parochials
考试类型:[GRE]
考试类型:[GRE]
词性分布:
parochial的用法和样例:
例句
用作形容词(adj.)
- The old parochial outlook has become a world view.昔日的那个地方范围的观点已成了一种世界范围的观点。
- He is rather too parochial in his outlook.他的眼界未免过于狭隘了。
- He could bring out the universal element in the most parochial of issues.他能在最狭隘的问题中揭示出普遍的要素。
- He is very interested in parochial affairs.他对教区的事务非常感兴趣。
- He felt himself from disuse to be unfit for parochial duty.他觉得自己由于长期不工作,已经不适合做教区的职务了。
词汇搭配
- parochial school教区学校
经典引文
Much..parochial work was connected with the marriages of..parishioners.
出自:A. Kenny
【近义词】
- provincial省的
- insular岛的
- narrow有限的
- narrow-minded气量小的
- closed-minded保守的
- hidebound墨守成规的
- unsophisticated不谙世故的