provincials

n.

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1. ADJ 省份的;外省的;地方的 Provincial means connected with the parts of a country away from the capital city. 
  • Jeremy Styles, 34, was the house manager for a provincial theatre for ten years.

    杰里米·斯泰尔斯,34岁,在一家地方剧院担任了10年经理。

  • ...in Rasht, the provincial capital of Gilan province.

    在吉兰省省会拉什特

2. ADJ-GRADED 过时的;守旧的;迂腐的 If you describe someone or something as provincial, you disapprove of them because you think that they are old-fashioned and boring. 
  • He decided to revamp the company's provincial image...

    他决心一改公司保守落后的形象。

  • The audience was dull and very provincial.

    观众既呆板又非常守旧。

3. N-COUNT 外省人;地方居民 A provincial is someone who comes from a part of a country away from the capital city. 
  • Owen died an unknown provincial.

    欧文死的时候是一个不为人知的外乡人。