狹隘

Question 1

provincial

Answer 1

provincial [prəˈvɪnʃəl]
(a) 狹隘的
(MW) lacking thepolishofurban society: UNSOPHISTICATED
[源] 從名詞 province “鄉村” 過來的形容詞，鄉村資訊不發達，所以 “狹隘”。
[例] Caught up inlocal problems, out oftouch with London news, he becamesadly provincial.
[解] “鄉村的”、“田園的” 要認識 bucolic, rustic,pastoral, idyllic 這幾字。在英文裡鄉村代表 “粗野 的”、“無教養的”、“視野狹隘的”，而城市代表 “有禮的”、“文雅的”。同義字：boorish, churlish，反義字：urbane,polished, sophisticated，注意這裡 sophisticated 不是“複雜的”、“精密的”，而是 “文雅的”。

Question 2

insular

Answer 2

insular [ˈɪnsəlɚ]
(a) 心胸狹隘的 (= local)
(MW) characteristic of an isolated people;especially: being,having, or reflecting a narrow provincial viewpoint
[源] 從名詞 island “島”過來的形容詞：insular (a) of, relating to, orconstituting an island，因為 “島” 被海洋隔離，所以 “狹隘”。
[衍] insularism [ˈɪnsələrˌɪzm] (n) “島國主義” (狹隘、保守、不開放的心態) 。
[衍] insularity [ˌɪnsəˈlærətɪ] (n) “心胸狹隘”。
[例] The insularity of theislanders manifested (顯示) itself in their suspicion of anything foreign.

Question 3

parochial

Answer 3

parochial [pəˈrokɪəl]
(a) 狹隘的 (原意是 “教區的”)
(MW1) limited toonly the things that affect yourlocal area
(MW2) confined or restricted as if within theborders of a parish (教區) : limited in range or scope (as to a narrow area or region) :PROVINCIAL, NARROW
[衍] parochialism [pəˈrokɪəˌlɪzm] (n) the qualityor state of being parochial; especially: selfish pettiness(心胸狹隘) or narrowness (as of interests,opinions, or views) “視野狹隘”。
[例] voters worried about their own parochial (= local) concerns