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.
实用例句
1. a member of the parochial church council
教区教堂理事会成员
来自《权威词典》
2. Officials tend to tilt toward secrecy from a parochial view of their responsibilities.
官吏出于狭隘的责任观念往往倾向于保密.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. She was a secretary on the local parochial church council.
她是当地教区教会委员会的秘书。
来自辞典例句
4. He felt himself from disuse to be unfit for parochial duty.