parochialism

IPA/pəˈrəʊkiəlɪzəm/
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parochialism — noun

1. the habit of thinking mainly about what benefits your own local group or country

1.名詞C2
釋義

the habit of thinking mainly about what benefits your own local group or country, with too little concern for wider people, ideas, or problems

例句

Critics called the mayor's parochialism dangerous after he cut student exchange programs.

call someone's parochialism dangerous

The article blamed media parochialism for ignoring floods across the border.

media parochialism — ignoring wider events outside one area

同義詞
  • provincialism

    very close; often suggests limited experience outside one's own area

  • insularity

    stresses being cut off from outside ideas or contact

  • narrow-mindedness

    broader and less specifically tied to local or group interests

反義詞
  • cosmopolitanism

    openness to people, ideas, and cultures beyond one local circle

  • internationalism

    puts cross-border cooperation ahead of narrow national interests

  • open-mindedness

    broader everyday opposite; less specifically about local identity

文法句型

show parochialism

parochialism in + institution

accuse someone of parochialism

用法筆記

Usually uncountable and strongly critical. Common after verbs like 'show', 'accuse someone of', or 'cure someone of', and often used for politics, media, or institutions that ignore people outside their own circle.

常見錯誤

❌The festival celebrates our parochialism.
✅The festival celebrates our local traditions.
💡parochialism is negative and criticizes a narrow outlook, not pride in local culture itself.
❌The newspaper's parochialism means it reports village news.
✅The newspaper shows parochialism when it ignores wider issues outside the village.
💡local coverage alone is not parochialism unless it shuts out the bigger picture.