parochial /pəˈrəʊkɪəl/

• 1. 

  ADJ If you describe someone as parochial, you are critical of them because you think they are too concerned with their own affairs and should be thinking about more important things. 思想偏狭的 [表不满]

  例：

  When her brother arrives home on a visit from Hong Kong, he sneers at her parochial existence.

  她哥哥从香港回家探访时，讥笑她偏狭的生活方式。

• 2. 

  ADJ Parochial is used to describe things that relate to the parish connected with a particular church. 教区的 [ADJ n]

  例：

  She was a secretary on the local parochial church council.

  她是当地教区教堂理事会的秘书。

  例：

  Their children attend a Jewish parochial school.

  他们的孩子在一所犹太教区学校上学。