insular

insular

意味(日本語)

島の、島国の

語源

  • insul- : L.insula = island(島)

意味(英語)

  • (adjective) Of, relating to, or constituting an island.
  • (adjective) Living or located on an island.
  • (adjective) Suggestive of the isolated life of an island: "He is an exceedingly insular man, so deeply private as to seem inaccessible to the scrutiny of a novelist” ( Leonard Michaels).
  • (adjective) Circumscribed and detached in outlook and experience; narrow or provincial.
  • (adjective) Anatomy Of or relating to isolated tissue or an island of tissue.

例文

  • The fairly unprecedented pomp of Friday's White House farewell ceremony for Rahm Emanuel speaks to his power and ubiquitousness in insular Washington, as he prepares to run for Mayor of Chicago.

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island

island

語源

  • insul- : L.insula = island(島)

isle

isle

島、島にする

語源

  • insul- : L.insula = island(島)

【広告】

islet

islet

小島

語源

  • insul- : L.insula = island(島)

insularity

insularity

島国根性

語源

  • insul- : L.insula = island(島)

insulate

insulate

絶縁する、孤立させる

語源

  • insul- : L.insula = island(島)

insulation

insulation

孤立、隔離

語源

  • insul- : L.insula = island(島)

insulator

insulator

絶縁体

語源

  • insul- : L.insula = island(島)

insulin

insulin

インシュリン ◇L.insula(=island)、ランゲハウス島

語源

  • insul- : L.insula = island(島)

isolate

isolate

孤立させる、隔離する

語源

  • insul- : L.insula = island(島)

isolated

isolated

孤立した、ぽつんと離れた

語源

  • insul- : L.insula = island(島)

【広告】

isolation

isolation

分離、孤立

語源

  • insul- : L.insula = island(島)

peninsula

peninsula

半島 ◇L.pene(=almost) = 殆ど島になっている

語源

  • insul- : L.insula = island(島)