parish-pump

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈpæɹɪʃ ˌpʌmp/    美 /ˈpæɹɪʃ ˌpʌmp/|/ˈpɛ-/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Of local interest or significance only; petty, parochial. UK,dated,derogatory,figuratively,not-comparable
    — 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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