parish-pump

短语

a. 地方范围的, 目光偏狭的, 利益狭隘的

发音

UK /ˈpæɹɪʃ ˌpʌmp/
其它
US /ˈpæɹɪʃ ˌpʌmp/
US /ˈpɛ-/

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Of local interest or significance only; petty, parochial.

    英国 过时 贬义 比喻 政治

    parish pump politics parish-pump squabbles

词源

From parish + pump, the attributive form of parish pump, alluding to its use as a place where members of a parish meet and talk to each other.

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