- 基础释义
- 例句
- 同义词
- 柯林斯词典释义
- 英汉词典释义
- 英英词典释义
- 行业词典释义
provincial
英[prəˈvɪnʃl]
美[prəˈvɪnʃəl]
例句
同义词
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
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ADJ
省份的;外省的;地方的
Provincial means connected with the parts of a country away from the capital city.
例句
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
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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.
例句
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。
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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.
例句
Owen died an unknown provincial.
欧文死的时候是一个不为人知的外乡人。
英汉词典释义
adj.
大行政区的;一级行政区的;省的
provincial government
省政府
a provincial area
首都以外的地区
a sleepy provincial town in southern France
法国南部的一个宁静小镇<贬>褊狭的;守旧的;迂腐的
City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.
城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。
He’s not interested in reviewing small provincial exhibitions like this one; he’s got much bigger fish to fry.
他对评介这样的区区地方展览不感兴趣,他有更重要的事要做。
英英词典释义
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"
行业词典