a provincial
He was treated like a provincial.
他被当作外地人对待。
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
a person from a province, especially one seen as unsophisticated; a country bumpkin
常含贬义
属于某省的人；有地方观念的人。
A person belonging to a province; one who is provincial.
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.
乡巴佬；土包子。
A country bumpkin.
The provincials were amazed by the bustling city life.
这些外地人对繁忙的城市生活感到惊讶。
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.
他因为是外地人而感觉被城里人瞧不起。
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.
许多外地人搬到首都寻求更好的机会。
用法提示：provincial的复数形式provincials，指多个外地人。
He was treated like a provincial.
他被当作外地人对待。
The provincial felt out of place in the capital.
这个外省人在首都感到格格不入。
The provincials were seen as less sophisticated.
这些外省人被认为不够世故。
A group of provincials arrived at the city market.
一群外地人来到了城市集市。
比provincial更强调乡村出身和朴实，语气中性偏褒
口语化，略带贬义，比provincial更不正式
贬义更强，暗示愚昧无知，不如provincial中性
带有笨拙、土气的意味，常用于幽默或蔑视
美式口语，强调易受骗，与provincial的偏狭含义略有不同
grammar · medium
易错句子He is a province from a small town.
正确表达He is a provincial from a small town.
学生混淆了'province'（省）和'provincial'（外地人）的词义。'province'指行政区域，而'provincial'指来自外省或乡野的人。
grammar · medium
易错句子Many provincial attended the conference.
正确表达Many provincials attended the conference.
'provincial'作为可数名词，复数形式为'provincials'。学生可能误将其视为不可数名词或未改变形式。
与“provincial”作为名词“外地人，粗野的人”相对，指具有全球视野、不狭隘的人。
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。
外省背景
She came from a provincial background but adapted quickly.
她来自外省，但适应得很快。
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。
provincialism, provincially, provincialist
industrial, commercial, residential
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