英语词汇“provincial”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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Noun the confidence man figured that fleecing these provincials would be easy Adjective She speaks with a provincial accent. an artist who has been criticized for being provincial and old-fashioned His provincial attitude was a source of irritation for her. She is too provincial to try foreign foods.

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Noun

Canada’s capital is under two states of emergency, one local and another provincial.

Washington Post, 12 Feb. 2022 After the couple petitioned the authorities in the provincial and the national capitals, Ms. Li said, the local police told them last summer that the body of an unidentified young man was their son’s.

New York Times, 31 Jan. 2022 In Heaney, the inarticulate, the mumblers, the provincial found a powerful well source of description to draw from.

Washington Post, 27 Jan. 2022 The China Daily newspaper said in 2016 that the party has a total of 2,900 training centers nationwide at different levels of government, ranging from county to provincial.

Emily Wang Fujiyama, Star Tribune, 1 July 2021 The fans won on Tuesday, an indication of how their sense of ownership over clubs and their traditions can be mobilized in ways that might seem quaint and provincial in the American context.

Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2021 For provincials like my mother and me, Moscow meant a small break from the daily vicissitudes of late-period Soviet life.

Anastasia Edel, The New York Review of Books, 6 Mar. 2020 Tacitus wrote of the barbarous treatment of the townspeople by the Britons, remarking that it had been reckoned that a total of 70,000 Romans and provincials were killed at Camulodunum, Londinium, and Verulamium.

Richard Hingley, National Geographic, 22 Oct. 2019 Many of the new ministers are provincials with little experience of Delhi.

The Economist, 14 June 2019

Adjective

Though apartment living was already common in Madrid and Barcelona in the late nineteenth century, the piso is indelibly associated with the huge migrations from the countryside to the provincial capitals after the Spanish Civil War.

Adrian Nathan West, The New York Review of Books, 7 Sep. 2022 While the fragile government rules Mogadishu and provincial capitals, al-Shabab and its 5,000 to 7,000 fighters oversee much of the countryside.

Sudarsan Raghavan, Washington Post, 17 July 2022 While overall numbers of new cases remain relatively low, strains of the highly contagious Omicron variant have been recorded in all of China’s 31 provincial-level regions in recent weeks.

Raffaele Huang, WSJ, 1 Sep. 2022 The hardcore punk rock scene and a sleepy provincial town may seem like unlikely — and distinctly unfriendly — bedfellows.

Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Aug. 2022 The decor on Friday was intended to feel charming and provincial, with guests seated around the bride and groom during the ceremony for a more informal look and feel.

Alexandra Macon, Vogue, 30 Aug. 2022 In Baluchistan, Asadullah Nasir, a spokesperson at the provincial disaster management authority, said all 34 districts of the impoverished province were badly affected by heavy rain and flooding.

Zarar Khan, USA TODAY, 27 Aug. 2022 In Baluchistan, Asadullah Nasir, a spokesperson at the provincial disaster management authority, said all 34 districts of the impoverished province were badly affected by heavy rain and flooding.

Zarar Khan, ajc, 27 Aug. 2022 In Baluchistan, Asadullah Nasir, a spokesperson at the provincial disaster management authority said all 34 districts of the impoverish province were badly affected due to the heavy rains and subsequent flooding.

Zarar Khan, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Aug. 2022 See More

单词	provincial
释义	provincial 1 of 2 noun pro·vin·cial prə-ˈvin(t)-shəl 1 : the superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order 2 : one living in or coming from a province 3 a : a person of local or restricted interests or outlook b : a person lacking urban polish or refinement provincial 2 of 2 adjective 1 : of, relating to, or coming from a province 2 a : limited in outlook : narrow b : lacking the polish of urban society : unsophisticated 3 : of or relating to a decorative style (as in furniture) marked by simplicity, informality, and relative plainness especially : french provincial provincially prə-ˈvin(t)-sh(ə-)lē adverb Synonyms Noun bumpkin chawbacon churl clodhopper cornball countryman hayseed hick rube rustic yokel Adjective illiberal insular Lilliputian little narrow narrow-minded parochial petty picayune sectarian small small-minded See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun the confidence man figured that fleecing these provincials would be easy Adjective She speaks with a provincial accent. an artist who has been criticized for being provincial and old-fashioned His provincial attitude was a source of irritation for her. She is too provincial to try foreign foods. Recent Examples on the Web Noun Canada’s capital is under two states of emergency, one local and another provincial. Washington Post, 12 Feb. 2022 After the couple petitioned the authorities in the provincial and the national capitals, Ms. Li said, the local police told them last summer that the body of an unidentified young man was their son’s. New York Times, 31 Jan. 2022 In Heaney, the inarticulate, the mumblers, the provincial found a powerful well source of description to draw from. Washington Post, 27 Jan. 2022 The China Daily newspaper said in 2016 that the party has a total of 2,900 training centers nationwide at different levels of government, ranging from county to provincial. Emily Wang Fujiyama, Star Tribune, 1 July 2021 The fans won on Tuesday, an indication of how their sense of ownership over clubs and their traditions can be mobilized in ways that might seem quaint and provincial in the American context. Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2021 For provincials like my mother and me, Moscow meant a small break from the daily vicissitudes of late-period Soviet life. Anastasia Edel, The New York Review of Books, 6 Mar. 2020 Tacitus wrote of the barbarous treatment of the townspeople by the Britons, remarking that it had been reckoned that a total of 70,000 Romans and provincials were killed at Camulodunum, Londinium, and Verulamium. Richard Hingley, National Geographic, 22 Oct. 2019 Many of the new ministers are provincials with little experience of Delhi. The Economist, 14 June 2019 Adjective Though apartment living was already common in Madrid and Barcelona in the late nineteenth century, the piso is indelibly associated with the huge migrations from the countryside to the provincial capitals after the Spanish Civil War. Adrian Nathan West, The New York Review of Books, 7 Sep. 2022 While the fragile government rules Mogadishu and provincial capitals, al-Shabab and its 5,000 to 7,000 fighters oversee much of the countryside. Sudarsan Raghavan, Washington Post, 17 July 2022 While overall numbers of new cases remain relatively low, strains of the highly contagious Omicron variant have been recorded in all of China’s 31 provincial-level regions in recent weeks. Raffaele Huang, WSJ, 1 Sep. 2022 The hardcore punk rock scene and a sleepy provincial town may seem like unlikely — and distinctly unfriendly — bedfellows. Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Aug. 2022 The decor on Friday was intended to feel charming and provincial, with guests seated around the bride and groom during the ceremony for a more informal look and feel. Alexandra Macon, Vogue, 30 Aug. 2022 In Baluchistan, Asadullah Nasir, a spokesperson at the provincial disaster management authority, said all 34 districts of the impoverished province were badly affected by heavy rain and flooding. Zarar Khan, USA TODAY, 27 Aug. 2022 In Baluchistan, Asadullah Nasir, a spokesperson at the provincial disaster management authority, said all 34 districts of the impoverished province were badly affected by heavy rain and flooding. Zarar Khan, ajc, 27 Aug. 2022 In Baluchistan, Asadullah Nasir, a spokesperson at the provincial disaster management authority said all 34 districts of the impoverish province were badly affected due to the heavy rains and subsequent flooding. Zarar Khan, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Aug. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Noun in sense 1, from Middle English, from Anglo-French or Medieval Latin; Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin provincialis, from provincia ecclesiastical province; in other senses, from Latin provincialis, from provincia province First Known Use Noun 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Adjective 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing provincial French provincial inter-provincial French provincial inter-provincial Kids Definition provincial adjective pro·vin·cial prə-ˈvin-shəl 1 : of, relating to, or coming from a province 2 : lacking in social graces or sophistication 3 : having narrow or limited concerns or interests provincial 1 of 2 adjective as in parochial not broad or open in views or opinions some people regard a fear of new things as an unmistakable sign of a provincial attitude Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance parochial small petty narrow insular little sectarian small-minded stubborn illiberal narrow-minded picayune rigid partisan reactionary ironbound bigoted Lilliputian limited stodgy obdurate obstinate dogmatic straitlaced hidebound discriminatory prejudiced wrongheaded partial opinionative inflexible stuffy biased unyielding intolerant unsophisticated hick opinionated set straightlaced discriminating dogmatical jaundiced old-fashioned one-sided brassbound Antonyms & Near Antonyms liberal catholic cosmopolitan open receptive tolerant objective nonpartisan impartial unbiased broad-minded unprejudiced open-minded freethinking See More provincial 2 of 2 noun as in peasant an awkward or simple person especially from a small town or the country the confidence man figured that fleecing these provincials would be easy Synonyms & Similar Words peasant rustic hick yokel hayseed bumpkin rube clown mountaineer cornball countryman boor clodhopper chawbacon greenhorn tenderfoot peon gawk churl lout oaf backwoodsman clod Antonyms & Near Antonyms cosmopolitan sophisticate cosmopolite metropolitan smoothie slicker suburbanite urbanite smoothy See More
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