An inward-looking person, group, company, or country is more interested in itself than in other people or the outside world. The word carries disapproval: the speaker thinks this turning-in is a problem — too closed, too self-absorbed, not curious enough about others.

An inward-looking person, group, company, or country一個inward-looking的人、團體、公司或國家，is more interested in itself than in other people or the outside world比起別人或外面的世界，更在意自己。The word carries disapproval這個字帶著不贊同的味道：the speaker thinks this turning-in is a problem說話的人認為這種向內轉是個問題——too closed, too self-absorbed, not curious enough about others太封閉、太自我，對別人不夠好奇。

A country that becomes inward-looking may care less about its neighbours. A team that is inward-looking may stop listening to customers.

A country that becomes inward-looking一個變得inward-looking的國家，may care less about its neighbours可能會比較不在乎鄰國。A team that is inward-looking一個inward-looking的團隊，may stop listening to customers可能會不再聽顧客的意見。

Though actually, looking inward can be wise in other words (thinking about your own feelings); this hyphenated adjective is the unkind version of that idea. You will meet it in news and essays more than in playground talk.

Though actually不過其實，looking inward can be wise in other words「向內看」用別的字來講可以是明智的（thinking about your own feelings像是思考自己的感受），this hyphenated adjective is the unkind version of that idea這個帶連字號的形容詞是那個概念比較不客氣的版本。You will meet it in news and essays你會在新聞和文章裡遇到它，more than in playground talk比在遊樂場的對話裡多。