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parochial adj.地方性的；狭隘的；教区的 (1) 昔日的那个地方范围的观点已成了一种世界范围的观点。(2) 他的眼界未免过于狭隘了。(3) 他能在最狭隘的问题中揭示出普遍的要素。(4) 他对教区的事务非常感兴趣。(5) 他觉得自己由于长期不工作，已经不适合做教区的职务了。 Parochial comes to English from Greek through Latin with the meaning "of a parish." As a parochial school is a school that is affiliated with a particular church, the connection is easy to see. In general though, parochial refers to a narrow or limited point of view — that is, an outlook that extends no further than the limits of the parish. You may feel that there is no room in your life for the parochial attitudes of the older generation. Let's hope you remain open-minded as you age!

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英 [pə'rəʊkiəl] 美 [pə'roʊkiəl] (1) The old parochial outlook has become a world view.(2) He is rather too parochial in his outlook.(3) He could bring out the universal element in the most parochial of issues.(4) He is very interested in parochial affairs.(5) He felt himself from disuse to be unfit for parochial duty. If an issue or a matter is parochial, it is trivial or only concerns a local area. Likewise, a person with a parochial mentality is narrow-minded, or not open to new ideas. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（人）思想狭隘的，只考虑自身的 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.   [disapproval]2[ADJ 形容词]堂区的；教区的 Parochial is used to describe things that relate to the parish connected with a particular church.   [ADJ n]She was a secretary on the local parochial church council.她是当地教区教会委员会的秘书。

英语单词	parochial
英美音标	英 [pə'rəʊkiəl] 美 [pə'roʊkiəl]
中文释义	adj.地方性的；狭隘的；教区的
英语例句	(1) The old parochial outlook has become a world view. (2) He is rather too parochial in his outlook. (3) He could bring out the universal element in the most parochial of issues. (4) He is very interested in parochial affairs. (5) He felt himself from disuse to be unfit for parochial duty.
中文例句	(1) 昔日的那个地方范围的观点已成了一种世界范围的观点。 (2) 他的眼界未免过于狭隘了。 (3) 他能在最狭隘的问题中揭示出普遍的要素。 (4) 他对教区的事务非常感兴趣。 (5) 他觉得自己由于长期不工作，已经不适合做教区的职务了。
vocabulary简明	If an issue or a matter is parochial, it is trivial or only concerns a local area. Likewise, a person with a parochial mentality is narrow-minded, or not open to new ideas.
vocabulary扩展	Parochial comes to English from Greek through Latin with the meaning "of a parish." As a parochial school is a school that is affiliated with a particular church, the connection is easy to see. In general though, parochial refers to a narrow or limited point of view — that is, an outlook that extends no further than the limits of the parish. You may feel that there is no room in your life for the parochial attitudes of the older generation. Let's hope you remain open-minded as you age!
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（人）思想狭隘的，只考虑自身的 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. [disapproval] 2 [ADJ 形容词]堂区的；教区的 Parochial is used to describe things that relate to the parish connected with a particular church. [ADJ n] She was a secretary on the local parochial church council. 她是当地教区教会委员会的秘书。

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