1
- of or concerning a province of a country or empire省的：
provincial elections.
省级选举。
2
- of or concerning the regions outside the capital city of a country京都大邑以外地方的, 外省的, 外地的：
scenes of violence were reported in provincial towns.
外地小城镇的暴力场面被报道了。
2.1
- unsophisticated or narrow-minded, especially when considered as typical of such regions（尤指被视为京都大邑以外地区特点）低俗的, 思想褊狭的, 偏执的, 乡气的。
1
- an inhabitant of a province of a country or empire（国家、帝国的）省内居民。
1.1
provincials
(in Canada) sporting contests held between teams representing the country's administrative divisions〈加〉（由代表国内各行政区运动队参赛的）省际体育比赛。
2
- an inhabitant of the regions outside the capital city of a country, especially when regarded as unsophisticated or narrow-minded（尤指被视为低俗狭隘的都城以外地区居民）外省人, 外地人, 地方居民。
2.1
provincials
Brit. local newspapers, as contrasted with national ones〈英〉（相对于全国性报纸而言的）地方报纸。
3
- Christian Church the head or chief of a province or of a religious order in a province【基督教】（管辖教省的）大主教（或都主教）。
派生词
provinciality
nounprovincialization
nounprovincially
adverb词源
late Middle English: from Old French，from Latin provincialis 'belonging to a province' （see PROVINCE）.