| [/ˈprɔvɪns; ˋprɑvɪns/] n 用法:
1 [C] any of the main administrative divisions in certain countries （某些国家的）大行政区; 省份:
Canada has ten provinces. 加拿大有十个省. Cf 参看 county, state1 3. 用法:
2 the provinces [pl] all the parts of a country except the capital city 首都以外的地方:
The show will tour the provinces after it closes in London. 这一表演在伦敦结束以後, 还将在全国各地巡回举行. *
(derog 贬) He found life in the provinces boring. 他觉得首都以外的生活很无聊. 用法:
3 [sing] (fml 文) area of learning, activity or responsibility （学问、 活动或责任的）范围:
The matter is outside my province, ie I cannot or need not deal with it. 那不是我分内之事. *
Medieval painting is not his province. 中世纪的绘画不属於他的研究范围. 用法:
4 [C] group of dioceses for which an archbishop has overall responsibility 大主教辖区（由几个教区组成）. |