单词 | parochial |
释义 | parochial From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Christianityparochialpa‧ro‧chi‧al /pəˈrəʊkiəl $ -ˈroʊ-/ adjective1 PREJUDICEDonly interested in things that affect your local area – used to show disapproval Local newspapers tend to be very parochial.2 [only before noun]RRC relating to a particular church and the area around it the parochial church council —parochialism noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpusparochial• Once more the world was treated as a convenience wrapping for Labour's parochial and predominantly internal preoccupations.• And many respondents who mention active participation also mention the more parochial norms.• There are also private parochial schools that provide a more rigorous curriculum.Origin parochial (1300-1400) Old French Late Latin parochialis, from parochia; → PARISH |
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