provincial
adj
noun
prəˈvɪnʃəl
adj
1
relating
to
or
coming
from
a
province
省的
only before noun 仅用于名词前
a
provincial
election
省级选举
the
provincial
government
of
Quebec
魁北克省政府
2
relating
to
or
coming
from
the
parts
of
a
country
that
are
not
near
the
capital
外省的，地方的〔指首都以外的地区〕
a
provincial
town
一座地方小城镇
3
old-fashioned
and
not
interested
in
anything
new
or
different
–
used
to
show
disapproval
〔态度〕偏狭的，守旧的〔含贬义〕
provincial
attitudes
偏狭守旧的态度
noun
4
someone
who
comes
from
a
part
of
a
country
that
is
not
near
the
capital,
especially
someone
who
is
not
interested
in
anything
new
or
different
–
often
used
to
show
disapproval
（来自）首都以外的人，地方居民〔尤指偏狭守旧的人，常含贬义〕