| [/prəˈvɪnʃl; prəˋvɪnʃəl/] adj 用法:
1 [attrib 作定语] (a) of a province (1) 大行政区的; 省的:
the provincial government 省政府 *
provincial taxes 省的税收.
(b) of the provinces (province 2) 首都以外的:
provincial newspapers, theatres, towns 首都以外的报纸、 剧院、 城镇. 用法:
2 (usu derog 通常作贬义) narrow-minded or old-fashioned; not modern or sophisticated 偏狭的; 守旧的; 过时的; 迂腐的:
display provincial attitudes to the theatre 以旧眼光看待戏剧界. provincial 2
n (usu derog 通常作贬义) native or inhabitant of the provinces 首都以外的人; 地区居民:
Whenever I go to London I feel like a provincial. 我一去伦敦, 就总是觉得自己像个乡巴佬. |