insularity
读音:英 [ɪnsjʊˈlærɪtɪ] 美 [ɪnsjʊˈlærɪtɪ]
意思:岛屿特性;岛屿状态;与外界隔绝
例句:
1. In fact, there is an insularity to the way we deal with our problems. 实际上,我们处理问题的方式显得很闭塞。
2. The city is surrounded by a sea of concrete and insularity. 这座城市四周都是混凝土和与世隔绝的岛屿。
3. The problem is that we have become insular in our thinking. 问题是我们的思想变得闭塞了。
4. His sentiments were not unusual in provincial Europe at the time: they marked the onset of insularity and resentment of metropolitan mores. 他在那个时期在欧洲内陆的感觉并不鲜见:这些都标志着他的孤立情绪和憎恨大都市道德的产生。
5. Their initial warmth soon gave way to an insularity and resentment of foreign influence. 他们的热情开始转为对外来影响的闭塞和怨恨。
6. They lack knowledge of foreign languages and cultures, which makes them insular. 他们缺乏外语和文化知识,这使他们对外界不了解。
7. I find myself on a sea of insularity with very few people who truly understand me. 我发现自己在一个与世隔绝的孤岛上,真正理解我的人少之又少。
8. It is no surprise that we are so insular and suspicious of outsiders. 我们对外部世界如此封闭和疑虑也就不足为奇了。
9. He had an insularity about him that was almost charming. 他身上有一种几乎令人喜欢的孤僻。
10. One major challenge of being a multi-cultured country is overcoming the insularity of one’s own culture, even as it learns from other cultures and adopts aspects of them into its own identity. 作为一个多文化国家的主要挑战之一,是克服自己文化圈子的弊病,尽管它在汲取其他文化并接纳其他文化部分进入自己认同的同时这样做。
这个单词经常用于形容人的思想和行为方式的孤僻,或者是地区,组织等因对外界的封闭和缺乏接触而存在的特点。在我们解决个人问题和应对来自不同文化背景的人们时,都要尽量开阔眼界,努力适应各种文化和情境,以此降低"insularity"(隔阂感)。