Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #2565
province
省；省份
An administrative division of a country, such as one of the provinces of Canada or China.
- 1.
A region of the earth or of a continent; a district or country.
地球或大陆的一个地区；一个地区或国家。
- 2.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
一个国家的组成行政区所占据的领土
- 3.
An administrative subdivision of certain countries, including Canada and China.
某些国家的行政区划,包括加拿大和中国。
- 4.
the proper sphere or extent of your activities
你的活动的适当范围或领域
- 5.
An area under the jurisdiction of an archbishop, typically comprising a number of adjacent dioceses.
大主教管辖的区域,通常包括若干相邻教区。
- 6.
An area under the jurisdiction of a provincial within a monastic order.
修道院中省级长官管辖的区域。
- 7.
A major region defined by common geologic attributes and history.
由共同地质特征和历史定义的主要地区。
- 8.
An area of activity, responsibility or knowledge; the proper concern of a particular person or concept.
活动、责任或知识的领域；特定人或概念的适当关注范围。
领域；职权范围；地区；区域；教省；宗教管辖区；地质区；地质省；地球或大陆的一个地区；一个地区或国家。
In use
The province of Quebec has a distinct culture and language.
This province is known for its beautiful mountains and lakes.
The new road will connect the two provinces, reducing travel time.
it was his province to take care of himself
be (within) sb's province
表示某事在某人的职责、知识或能力范围内。
Such decisions are within the province of the manager.
此类决定属于经理的职责范围。
be outside sb's province
表示某事不在某人的职责或知识范围内。
Legal matters are outside my province.
法律事务不在我的专业范围内。
Connections
Collocations
- within one's province
- 在某人的职责范围内
- It is within his province to approve the budget.批准预算在他的职责范围内。
- outside one's province
- 超出某人的职责范围
- Dealing with complaints is outside my province.处理投诉超出了我的职责范围。
- in the province of
- 在…领域内
- She is a leading expert in the province of molecular biology.她是分子生物学领域的顶尖专家。
- the province of
- 属于…的领域
- Physics is the province of scientists, not politicians.物理学是科学家的领域，而不是政治家的。
- in a province
- 在一个省份
- He was born in a province in the south of China.他出生在中国南部的一个省份。
- across the province
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆province（省）联想法国普罗旺斯地区，它就是一个province。
Context & Register
多用于地理行政区划
Pronunciation & Spelling
The listed words share the spelling ending '-ince' pronounced /ɪns/, but 'province' has two syllables with stress on the first, so they do not rhyme. Useful for spelling comparison.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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