- [only before noun]
connected with one of the large areas that some countries are divided into, with its own local government 省的；一级行政区的 provincial assemblies/elections 省议会；省选举
- [only before noun] (sometimes disapproving)
connected with the parts of a country that do not include the capital city, especially when these are regarded as lacking culture or modern ideas 首都以外的；外省的；外地的；地方上的 a provincial town 首都以外的城镇 It was all very dull and provincial—I longed for the city. 这一切都非常乏味和乏味——我渴望这座城市。
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unwilling to consider new or different ideas or things 心胸狭隘的；守旧的；迂腐的 In spite of his education and travels, he has remained very provincial. 尽管他受过教育，四处旅行，但他仍然非常守旧。
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, from Latin provincialis ‘belonging to a province’, from provincia ‘charge, province’, of uncertain ultimate origin.