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Provincial Capital Country City 英[Prəˈvɪnʃl 美[Prəˈvɪnʃəl Adj.省的,州的;领地的;地方的,乡下的;粗野的,鄙俗的;N.<贬>首都以外的人,地区居民;外地人;粗野的人;(管辖教区的)大主教 Adj

单词 provincial
音标
英[prəˈvɪnʃl] 美[prəˈvɪnʃəl]
解释
adj.省的,州的;领地的;地方的,乡下的;粗野的,鄙俗的;n.<贬>首都以外的人,地区居民;外地人;粗野的人;(管辖教区的)大主教;
例句

ADJ
省份的;外省的;地方的
Provincial means connected with the parts of a country away from the capital city.
例: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。
例:...in Rasht, the provincial capital of Gilan province.在吉兰省省会拉什特

ADJ-GRADED
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.
例:He decided to revamp the company's provincial image...他决心一改公司保守落后的形象。
例:The audience was dull and very provincial.观众既呆板又非常守旧。

N-COUNT
外省人;地方居民
A provincial is someone who comes from a part of a country away from the capital city.
例:Owen died an unknown provincial.欧文死的时候是一个不为人知的外乡人。
变形
pl:provincials~adv:provincially~

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