provincial
noun [ C ] mainly disapproving uk/prəˈvɪn.ʃəl/ us/prəˈvɪn.ʃəl/
外省人;外地人;首都以外的人
a person who comes from somewhere in a country outside its capital city
provincial
adjective uk/prəˈvɪn.ʃəl/ us/prəˈvɪn.ʃəl/
省的
relating to an area that is governed as part of a country or an empire
provincial governments 省政府
C2 外省的,外地的
in or from the parts of the country that are not the capital city
The majority of young professionals in the capital have moved there from provincial towns. 大多数在首都工作的年轻职业人士都来自外省城镇。
disapproving守旧的,偏狭的
having opinions and ideas that are old-fashioned and simple
provincial attitudes 狭隘的想法
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- Despite the fact that he is widely travelled, he has very provincial attitudes.
- a provincial newspaper/theatre/town