provincials是什么意思？

provincials

• n. <贬>首都以外的人，地区居民( provincial的名词复数 )；

例句

• There was certainly a striking contrast between Charles Grandet , and the worthy provincials. 查理?葛朗台跟那些老实的内地人正好成为鲜明的对照.
• Only provincials love such gadgets. 只有粗俗的人才喜欢玩这玩意.
• We were still provincials in the full sense of the word. 严格说来,我们都还是乡巴佬.
• The general of the jesuits receives monthly reports from the provincials. 教皇每月收到各省教会的报告.

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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
• 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。
• 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。