insular

1. ADJ If you say that someone is insular, you are being critical of them because they are unwilling to meet new people or to consider new ideas. 與世隔絕的; 保守的[表不滿(mǎn)]

They were an insular family. 他們一家人與世隔絕。

2. insularityN-UNCOUNT 保守

But at least they have started to break out of their old insularity. 但他們至少已經(jīng)開(kāi)始打破以前的保守狀態(tài)了。