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provincial

adjective
 
🔊/prəˈvɪnʃl/
🔊/prəˈvɪnʃl/
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  1.  
    [only before noun] connected with one of the large areas that some countries are divided into, with its own local government省的；一级行政区的
    • provincial assemblies/elections省议会；省选举
  2.  
    [only before noun] (sometimes disapproving) connected with the parts of a country that do not include the capital city, especially when these are regarded as lacking culture or modern ideas首都以外的；外省的；外地的；地方上的
    • a provincial town首都以外的城镇
    • It was all very dull and provincial—I longed for the city.一切都非常乏味和省事，我渴望这座城市。
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  3. (disapproving) unwilling to consider new or different ideas or things心胸狭隘的；守旧的；迂腐的 synonym narrow-minded
    • In spite of his education and travels, he has remained very provincial.尽管受过教育和旅行，但他仍然非常省事。
    4. Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, from Latin provincialis ‘belonging to a province’, from provincia ‘charge, province’, of uncertain ultimate origin.

provincial

noun
🔊/prəˈvɪnʃl/
🔊/prəˈvɪnʃl/
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  1. a person who lives in or comes from a part of the country that is not near the capital city, especially when regarded as lacking culture or modern ideas都城以外的人；外省人；外地人；乡巴佬
    Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, from Latin provincialis ‘belonging to a province’, from provincia ‘charge, province’, of uncertain ultimate origin.