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provincial adj.省的；地方的；偏狭的n.乡下人；地方人民 (1) 他的文章在省报上发表了。 Something or someone provincial belongs to a province, or region outside of the city. Provincial has a straightforward meaning when describing where someone is from, but it has some other shades of meaning too. Something provincial can be quaint and in a pleasing rural or country style, but it also can imply someone less sophisticated, as in someone with provincial, or simple, tastes. Individuals or groups of people who are considered narrow-minded are often labeled provincial, even if they're from the city.

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英 [prə'vɪnʃl] 美 [prə'vɪnʃl] (1) His articles are published on the provincial newspaper.(2) claim membership 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. 1[ADJ 形容词]省份的；外省的；地方的 Provincial means connected with the parts of a country away from the capital city.   [ADJ n]Jeremy Styles, 34, was the house manager for a provincial theatre for ten years.杰里米·斯泰尔斯，34岁，在一家地方剧院担任了10年经理。...in Rasht, the provincial capital of Gilan province.在吉兰省省会拉什特2[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]过时的；守旧的；迂腐的 If you describe someone or something as provincial, you disapprove of them because you think that they are old-fashioned and boring.   [disapproval]He decided to revamp the company's provincial image...他决心一改公司保守落后的形象。The audience was dull and very provincial.观众既呆板又非常守旧。3[N-COUNT 可数名词]外省人；地方居民 A provincial is someone who comes from a part of a country away from the capital city. Owen died an unknown provincial.欧文死的时候是一个不为人知的外乡人。

英语单词	provincial
英美音标	英 [prə'vɪnʃl] 美 [prə'vɪnʃl]
中文释义	adj.省的；地方的；偏狭的 n.乡下人；地方人民
英语例句	(1) His articles are published on the provincial newspaper. (2) claim membership
中文例句	(1) 他的文章在省报上发表了。
vocabulary简明	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.
vocabulary扩展	Something or someone provincial belongs to a province, or region outside of the city. Provincial has a straightforward meaning when describing where someone is from, but it has some other shades of meaning too. Something provincial can be quaint and in a pleasing rural or country style, but it also can imply someone less sophisticated, as in someone with provincial, or simple, tastes. Individuals or groups of people who are considered narrow-minded are often labeled provincial, even if they're from the city.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ 形容词]省份的；外省的；地方的 Provincial means connected with the parts of a country away from the capital city. [ADJ n] Jeremy Styles, 34, was the house manager for a provincial theatre for ten years. 杰里米·斯泰尔斯，34岁，在一家地方剧院担任了10年经理。 ...in Rasht, the provincial capital of Gilan province. 在吉兰省省会拉什特 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]过时的；守旧的；迂腐的 If you describe someone or something as provincial, you disapprove of them because you think that they are old-fashioned and boring. [disapproval] He decided to revamp the company's provincial image... 他决心一改公司保守落后的形象。 The audience was dull and very provincial. 观众既呆板又非常守旧。 3 [N-COUNT 可数名词]外省人；地方居民 A provincial is someone who comes from a part of a country away from the capital city. Owen died an unknown provincial. 欧文死的时候是一个不为人知的外乡人。

Provincial City Country Capital Meaning 英 Prə'Vɪnʃl] 美 Prə'Vɪnʃl