Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #4185
provincial
外省人；乡巴佬
核心释义
常含贬义
a person from a province, especially one seen as unsophisticated; a country bumpkin
- 1.
属于某省的人；有地方观念的人。
A person belonging to a province; one who is provincial.
- 2.
修会省会长,在总会长领导下主管某省区内同修会各修院。
A monastic superior, who, under the general of his order, has the direction of all the religious houses of the same fraternity in a given district, called a province of the order.
- 3.
乡巴佬；土包子。
A country bumpkin.
省会长；教省会长；属于某省的人；有地方观念的人。；修会省会长,在总会长领导下主管某省区内同修会各修院。；乡巴佬；土包子。；外地人
用法In use
The provincials were amazed by the bustling city life.
用法提示：provincial作为名词，指来自外地的、可能显得土气的人。
He felt looked down upon by the city dwellers because he was a provincial.
用法提示：provincial作名词，表示来自外地的人。
Many provincials move to the capital seeking better opportunities.
用法提示：provincial的复数形式provincials，指多个外地人。
a provincial
He was treated like a provincial.
他被当作外地人对待。
the provincial (singular)
The provincial felt out of place in the capital.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- a provincial
- 一个外地人
- He felt like a provincial in the big city.他在大城市里感觉自己像个外地人。
- provincial background
- 外省背景
- She came from a provincial background but adapted quickly.她来自外省，但适应得很快。
- act like a provincial
- 举止像外乡人
- Don't act like a provincial; learn the local customs.别举止像外乡人，学学当地习俗。
近义词Synonyms
- rustic
- 乡下人，土气的人 · 比provincial更强调乡村出身和朴实，语气中性偏褒
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
将provincial拆解为province（省）+ial，联想“省里出来的人常常目光短浅、粗野”
语境与语域Context & Register
register: mixed; typical settings: 日常对话、文学描述、新闻报道; note_zh: 该词作名词时多含贬义，常用于描述来自外地的、被视为粗俗或狭隘的人，在正式场合较少使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
The listed words share the spelling ending '-cial' but do not exactly rhyme with 'provincial' because their stressed vowels and following sounds differ. For example, 'provincial' has stressed /ɪ/ followed by /nʃəl/, while 'social' has stressed /oʊ/ followed by /ʃəl/. Only words like 'artificial', 'beneficial', and 'official' have a similar final /ʃəl/ sound but still differ in the preceding consonant. Use IPA to check precise pronunciation.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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