pa·ro·chi·al /pəˈrəʊkiəl $ -ˈroʊ-/ adjectiveadj 1 PREJUDICEDonly interested in things that affect your local area – used to show disapproval 只关心本地区的〔含贬义〕 Local newspapers tend to be very parochial. 地方报纸往往只关心当地事务。
2 [only before noun]RRC relating to a particular church and the area around it 教区的 the parochial church council 教区的教堂理事会
—parochialism noun [uncountableU]