late 14c., "pertaining to a parish," from Anglo-French parochiel (late 13c.), from Old French parochial, from Late Latin parochialis "of a parish" (c. 600), from parochia (see parish).
Figurative sense, "limited, narrow," as if confined to a small region, is from 1856 (also see parochialism). Parochial school is attested from 1755.
雙語例句
1. a member of the parochial church council
教區教堂理事會成員
來自《權威詞典》
2. Officials tend to tilt toward secrecy from a parochial view of their responsibilities.
官吏出于狹隘的責任觀念往往傾向于保密.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. She was a secretary on the local parochial church council.
她是當地教區教會委員會的秘書。
來自辭典例句
4. He felt himself from disuse to be unfit for parochial duty.