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单词 parochialism
释义
parochialism
noun[U]
formaldisapproving
uk
/pəˈrəʊ.ki.ə.lɪ.zəm/us
/pəˈroʊ.ki.ə.lɪ.zəm/
thequalityofshowinginterestonly in anarrowrangeofmatters,especiallythose thatdirectlyaffectyourself,yourtown, oryourcountry:
狭隘主义
politicalparochialism政治狭隘主义
Thesystemtriestoavoidparochialism andlocalpoliticalbias.该系统试图避免狭隘主义和地方政治偏向。
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parochial
More examples
  • Attimes, she has beenaccusedof parochialism.
  • ForcommunitiesacrosstheCommonwealthtoprosper, we must putasideparochialism.
  • Wetrytohelpstudentsovercomeparochialism by acquainting them withvalues,customsandinstitutionsthatdifferfromtheirown.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Narrow-minded
  • be set inyourwaysidiom
  • be wearing blindersidiom
  • be wearing blinkersidiom
  • blinder
  • blinker
  • blinkered
  • closed-minded
  • intolerantly
  • myopia
  • myopic
  • narrow-minded
  • narrow-mindedness
  • non-thinking
  • parochial
  • prude
  • prudish
  • prudishly
  • prudishness
  • short-sightedly
  • tunnel vision
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(Definition ofparochialismfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofparochialism

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A justification responsive to theparochialismobjection is nowhere to be found in the texts of the conventions that list putative human rights.
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My focus is on only one important aspect of the problem of justification: providing a plausible answer to theparochialismobjection.
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He believed that empire was "an invaluable antidote to theparochialismthat is the bane of domestic politics and the insularity that hampers smaller states".
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There are two distinct lines of response to this version of theparochialismobjection.
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Instead, it is an attempt to begin the process of justification in a way that is responsive to theparochialismobjection.
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I show that these institutions already include a variety of measures for reducing the risk ofparochialism.
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If principlism is to function internationally, it must be reconceptualized to shed itsparochialism.
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So the existence of human-rights-friendly ideas or values in wide range of religious or cultural traditions does not rebut theparochialismobjection.
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To determine whether this version of theparochialismobjection is cogent, it is necessary to do two things.
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Consequently, parastates shunned electoral politics because of its domination by corrupt demagogues and condemned legislatures for theirparochialism.
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But municipal control opens the door to cronyism andparochialism, as it did before.
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He maintains that comparative frameworks reduceparochialismby eliciting variations and alternatives that allow generalizations and arguments to be tested (75).
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I can illustrate this point from a newly written section which deals with bias andparochialism.
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On occasion, thisparochialismhardens into a truculent xenophobia.
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The transcultural scope of human rights discourse can, however, dissipate problems of moralparochialism.
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