provincial

英[prə'vɪnʃl] 美[prə'vɪnʃl]
  • adj. 省的;地方的;偏狭的
  • n. 乡下人;地方人民
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星级词汇:
  • proa n.快速帆船
Noun:
  1. (Roman Catholic Church) an official in charge of an ecclesiastical province acting under the superior general of a religious order;

    "the general of the Jesuits receives monthly reports from the provincials"

  2. a country person

Adjective:
  1. of or associated with a province;

    "provincial government"

  2. characteristic of the provinces or their people;

    "deeply provincial and conformist"
    "in that well-educated company I felt uncomfortably provincial"
    "narrow provincial attitudes"

1. Times become more flexible off-season, especially in the smaller provincial museums.
尤其是在规模较小的地方博物馆,开放时间在旅游淡季更加灵活。

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2. Her story is sharply evocative of Italian provincial life.
她的故事让人清晰地回忆起意大利的乡村生活。

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3. A provincial magistrates' court last week ruled it unconstitutional.
一家省级地方法院上周裁定其违宪。

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4. Six new members have been inducted into the Provincial Cabinet.
6名新成员已经正式加入省内阁班子。

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5. Guerillas captured and briefly held an important provincial capital.
游击队攻占并短暂控制了一个重要首府。

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    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. His articles are published on the provincial newspaper.
      他的文章在省报上发表了。
    2. claim membership
    3. The man displayed provincial attitudes towards the theatre.
      这个人显示出对戏剧界的守旧态度。
    用作名词 (n.)
    1. 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。