provincial 英 [prəˈvɪnʃl]   美 [prəˈvɪnʃəl]

provincial

provincial  英 [prəˈvɪnʃl] 美 [prəˈvɪnʃəl]

adj. 省的,首都以外的 

名词复数:provincials 

provincial city 省辖市
in the smaller provincial museums 小型省级博物馆

  • A provincial person comes from the backwaters. Someone from a small province outside of Provence, France, might seem a little more provincial and less worldly than someone from, say, Paris.
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  • adj. 省的,首都以外的
  • 1. provincial city

    省辖市

  • 2. in the smaller provincial museums

    小型省级博物馆

  • 3. provincial government

    省政府,省级人民政府

  • 4. provincial standard

    地方标准

  • provincial (adj.) late 14c., "pertaining to a province," from Old French provincial "belonging to a particular province (of friars)" (13c.), from Latin provincialis "of a province," from provincia (see province).
  • provincial (n.) late 14c., "ecclesiastical head of a province," from provincial (adj.). From c. 1600 as "native or inhabitant of a province;" from 1711 as "country person."
pro·vin·cial / prəˈvɪnʃl ; NAmE prəˈvɪnʃl / adjective , noun provincial provincials adjective 1 [only before noun ] connected with one of the large areas that some countries are divided into, with its own local government 省的;一级行政区的 provincial assemblies/elections 省议会;省选举 2 [only before noun ] ( sometimes disapproving) connected with the parts of a country that do not include the capital city 都城以外的;首都以外的 a provincial town 首都以外的城镇 3 ( disapproving) unwilling to consider new or different ideas or things 心胸狭隘的;守旧的;迂腐的 SYN narrow-minded pro·vin·cial·ly / prəˈvɪnʃəli ; NAmE prəˈvɪnʃəli / adverb noun ( often disapproving) a person who lives in or comes from a part of the country that is not near the capital city 都城以外的人;乡巴佬;外乡人 pro·vin·cial / prəˈvɪnʃl ; NAmE prəˈvɪnʃl / pro·vin·cial·ly / prəˈvɪnʃəli ; NAmE prəˈvɪnʃəli /
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