provincial

provincial — 形容詞

  • provincialpositive
  • more provincialcomparative
  • most provincialsuperlative

1. connected with a province — a large territory that a country is split into, each

1.形容詞B2
釋義

省的；地方

與省份或地方政府有關的

connected with a province — a large territory that a country is split into, each run by its own regional administration

例句

The provincial government announced a plan to rebuild the old highway this year.

省政府宣布了一項今年翻修老舊公路的計劃。

provincial government — standard collocation for regional administration

Mauricio works for the provincial department of education in Córdoba.

Mauricio 在科爾多瓦的省教育廳工作。

同義詞
  • regional

    broader — can refer to any large area, not only a province

  • state

    used in federal systems like the US or Australia instead of provincial

  • local

    less specific — covers city, county, or province level

反義詞
  • national

    referring to the whole country rather than one province

  • federal

    relating to the central government of a federation

文法句型

provincial + noun

用法筆記

Typically placed before a noun — common pairings include provincial government, provincial capital, and provincial election.

常見錯誤

❌The provincial park is managed by the city council.
✅The provincial park is managed by the regional government.
💡provincial means relating to a province, not a city.
❌He works for the provincial government of Taipei.
✅He works for the Taipei city government.
💡provincial refers to provincial-level divisions, not a capital city.

2. found in or coming from regions away from the capital city, often implying a sim

2.形容詞B2
釋義

外省的；鄉下

來自首都以外地區的

found in or coming from regions away from the capital city, often implying a simpler or less sophisticated lifestyle

例句

Ife moved from a provincial town to the capital to study at the university.

Ife 從一個外省小鎮搬到首都讀大學。

provincial town — common phrase for non-capital towns

Provincial newspapers rarely report on international events or foreign policy.

外省報紙很少報導國際事件或外交政策。

同義詞
  • rural

    focuses on countryside rather than any non-capital area

  • regional

    more neutral — simply means belonging to a region

  • country

    informal — suggests a simple, non-urban setting

反義詞
  • urban

    relating to a city, especially the capital

  • metropolitan

    belonging to a large, important city

文法句型

provincial + noun

用法筆記

Can carry a mildly negative tone when contrasted with life in the capital, which is seen as more cultured or sophisticated. The neutrality or harshness depends on context.

常見錯誤

❌She has a provincial accent' (meaning she sounds uneducated).
✅She has a regional accent from the south.
💡provincial can sound insulting when used about a person's speech.
❌They live in a provincial city like New York.
✅They live in a provincial city like Lyon or Marseille.
💡a capital city or global city like New York cannot be called provincial.

3. having a restricted perspective and resisting unfamiliar thoughts, practices, or

3.形容詞C1
釋義

狹隘的；守舊

思想保守、不願接納新觀念的

having a restricted perspective and resisting unfamiliar thoughts, practices, or lifestyles

例句

Her provincial attitude toward other cultures embarrassed her friends during the trip to Japan.

她對其他文化的狹隘態度，讓朋友們在去日本旅行時感到尷尬。

provincial attitude — collocation for a closed-minded outlook

The committee's provincial thinking stopped the school from trying any modern teaching methods.

委員會的守舊思維阻礙了學校嘗試任何新的教學方法。

同義詞
  • parochial

    very similar, but emphasises narrow local focus rather than general backwardness

  • insular

    suggests being cut off from outside influences and uninterested in them

  • narrow-minded

    more direct and common in everyday speech; less formal

  • unsophisticated

    focuses on lack of worldly experience rather than unwillingness to learn

反義詞
  • cosmopolitan

    familiar with and open to many different cultures

  • broad-minded

    willing to accept different opinions and behaviours

  • worldly

    having experience and knowledge of the world

文法句型

provincial + noun

provincial in + noun

用法筆記

Strongly negative. Frequently used to criticise attitudes, opinions, or worldviews that resist change or show ignorance of other cultures. Distinguish from sense 2: sense 2 describes where something is located; sense 3 describes a person's character.

常見錯誤

❌His provincial views are very open-minded.
✅His provincial views show little understanding of the wider world.
💡provincial always implies narrowness, not openness.
❌She lives in a provincial town.' (when you mean she has narrow opinions)
✅She has a provincial outlook on life.
💡use sense 2 for location and sense 3 for mindset.

provincial — 名詞