provincial
adj
1 [attrib 作定语]
(a) of a province (1) 大行政区的; 省的
the provincial government 省政府
provincial taxes 省的税收.
(b) of the provinces (province 2) 首都以外的
provincial newspapers, theatres, towns 首都以外的报纸、 剧院、 城镇.
2 (usu derog 通常作贬义) narrow-minded or old-fashioned; not modern or sophisticated 偏狭的; 守旧的; 过时的; 迂腐的
display provincial attitudes to the theatre 以旧眼光看待戏剧界. provincial, n (usu derog 通常作贬义) native or inhabitant of the provinces 首都以外的人; 地区居民
Whenever I go to London I feel like a provincial. 我一去伦敦, 就总是觉得自己像个乡巴佬.
The disadvantage with carrying out interviews is that it may take a long time.
走访用户的不利之处是它需要很长的时间。
She never pitied me; she never praised me unless what I did was as good as that of the best of a normal person.
她从不怜悯我,她也从不表扬我,除非我所做的事像正常人干的那样出色。
The death of Gandhi gave India a chance to mourn and express how he had become father to all Indians. Millions watched the slow march that took his body through the capital.