in·su·lar /ˈɪn(t)sʊlɚ/
 (a.)島的,島民的,島特有的,孤立的,保守的


 in·su·lar /-lɚ/ 形容詞
 島的,腦島的,胰島的


 In·su·lar a.
 1. Of or pertaining to an island; of the nature, or possessing the characteristics, of an island; as, an insular climate, fauna, etc.
 2. Of or pertaining to the people of an island; narrow; circumscribed; illiberal; contracted; as, insular habits, opinions, or prejudices.
    The penury of insular conversation.   --Johnson.


 In·su·lar, n. An islander. [R.]

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 insular
      adj 1: relating to or characteristic of or situated on an island;
             "insular territories"; "Hawaii's insular culture"
      2: suggestive of the isolated life of an island; "an
         exceedingly insular man; so deeply private as to seem
         inaccessible to the scrutiny of a novelist"- Leonard
         Michaels
      3: narrowly restricted in outlook or scope; "little sympathy
         with parocial mentality"; "insular attitudes toward
         foreigners" [syn: parochial]