parochial

pә'rәukiәl

GRE Collins 1

a. relating to or supported by or located in a parish

a. 教区的, 地方性的, 目光偏狭的

Collins 星级

11,543

BNC 频率

11,615

使用频率

parochial 的词根是 paro-，来自拉丁语 parochia，意指教区，-ial 是形容词后缀，表示“有关的”。因此，parochial 可以理解为“与教区有关的”，引申为“地方性的”或“狭隘的”。

例句

1. The school's curriculum is too parochial and does not include global perspectives.

这所学校的课程过于狭隘，没有包括全球视角。

2. His parochial views limit his understanding of the world.

他狭隘的观点限制了他对世界的理解。

3. The community's parochial attitude has made it difficult to welcome newcomers.

社区狭隘的态度使得欢迎新来者变得困难。