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cosmopolitan (KOS muh POL ih tun) If you’re cosmopolitan, you’re sophisticated enough to be at home anywhere in the world. Similarly, a cosmopolitan society has elements from many parts of the world. Not surprisingly, the two root words mean “world” and “city.” (The related word “metropolitan,” derives from “mother” and “city.”) Opposites would be “provincial,” “parochial,” and “insular” (narrow in outlook, as if knowing only the world of a small province or parish or an isolated island).

  • The poetry of Constantine Cavafy beautifully reflects the cosmopolitan nature of the ancient Egyptian city of Alexandria; there’s nothing insular about his view of humanity.
  • Despite the magazine’s name, Christine found the periodical not cosmopolitan at all but rather quite provincial, having quite a limited perspective on the world.

——摘自《Fiske WordPower: The Most Effective System for Building a Vocabulary That Gets Results Fast》

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国际化的(KOS muh POL ih tun)如果你是国际化的,那么你足够成熟,可以在世界任何地方呆在家里。同样,一个国际化的社会也有来自世界许多地方的元素。毫不奇怪,这两个词根的意思是“世界”和“城市”。

  • 康斯坦丁·卡瓦菲的诗歌完美地反映了古埃及城市亚历山大的国际化性质;他对人性的看法一点也不狭隘
  • 尽管这本杂志的名字是,克莉丝汀发现这本杂志根本不是世界主义的,而是相当狭隘的,对世界的看法相当有限

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