parochial

英 [pəˈrəʊkiəl]

美 [pəˈroʊkiəl]

adj.  教区的; 堂区的; 只关心本地区的; 地方观念的

复数：parochials　

GRE

Collins.1 / BNC.11543 / COCA.11615

牛津词典

adj.

• 教区的；堂区的
  connected with a church parish
  1. parochial schools
     教区学校
  2. a member of the parochial church council
     教区教堂理事会成员
• 只关心本地区的；地方观念的
  only concerned with small issues that happen in your local area and not interested in more important things

柯林斯词典

• （人）思想狭隘的，只考虑自身的
  If you describe someone asparochial, you are critical of them because you think they are too concerned with their own affairs and should be thinking about more important things.
• ADJ 堂区的；教区的
  Parochialis used to describe things that relate to the parish connected with a particular church.
  1. She was a secretary on the local parochial church council.
     她是当地教区教会委员会的秘书。

英英释义

adj

• narrowly restricted in outlook or scope
  1. little sympathy with parochial mentality
  2. insular attitudes toward foreigners
  Synonym:insular
• relating to or supported by or located in a parish
  1. parochial schools

双语例句

• Although it's just the local paper it somehow manages not to be too parochial in its outlook.
  尽管它只不过是份地方性报纸，它却在一定程度上避免了使自己的观点过于目光短浅。
• Even now we are still far too parochial, far too insular.
  即使到现在我们也仍然目光太偏狭，思想太保守。
• Ten years on China has managed to make Hong Kong's political demands seem an almost parochial concern.
  十年的光阴已使香港的政治诉求变得貌似地区性事件了。
• From age eight to eleven, I attended a small parochial school in Bath, England.
  从八岁到十一岁，我在英国巴斯的一个小教会小学读书。
• When it comes to their Washington agenda, most companies focus on parochial regulatory issues or industry-specific taxes.
  大多数公司的华盛顿议程，都集中在局部的监管问题或特定行业的税收上。
• The foursome settled on Saint Vincent-Saint Mary High School, a parochial school in downtown Akron.
  在四人安置圣文森特-圣玛丽高中，狭隘的学校设在闹市区的阿克伦。
• He is very interested in parochial affairs.
  他对教区的事务非常感兴趣。
• And the Wisconsin Supreme Court upheld the use of vouchers in parochial schools in Milwaukee.
  威斯康星最高法院也赞同密尔沃基教区学校使用教育券。
• If you don't receive a invitation go to the parochial purser.
  如果您没有收到接见，就去找主管教区事务长。
• It has exposed American students to perspectives that our proudly parochial country often does not provide in childhood.
  他让美国学生接触到了国际视野，我们这个眼界狭隘的骄傲国家往往不会在孩提时代给儿童提供这种视野。