简单释义：

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n. 外省人；外地人；乡巴佬；都城以外的人

adj. 省的；一级行政区的；首都以外的；外省的

网络 地方的；乡下的；省级

变形：

复数：provincials  

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完整释义：

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adj.

1.省的;地方的
2.省,省区
3.省的,州的;领地的
4.乡下气的;鄙俗的,粗野的;地方性的,褊狭的
5.地方的,乡下的
6.地方的;方言
7.〔英国〕大教区的
8.土气;粗俗土气;土头土脑的;粗野
9.局限性的,眼光狭隘的
10.乡下;乡巴佬

n.

1.粗俗的人
2.地方居民,乡下人;【英宗】(管辖教区的)大主教

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例句：

1. Wali Karzai served as the head of the provincial council and was one of the most powerful leaders in southern Afghanistan.
   瓦利·卡尔扎伊担任省议会议长，是阿富汗南部地区最有权势的领导人之一。

2. After a few days of physical tests suggested she was the perfect fit for a kayaker, she was sent to train with the provincial team.
   几天的身体测试表明，她是适合皮划艇运动的完美人选，随后她就被送往省队训练。

3. The very next day, she took a lot of money, take me long car ride, to the provincial capital of a restaurant.
   第二天，她拿了很多钱，带我坐长途车，到了省城的一家西餐厅。

4. The effort expended in the name wars would be better spent on smartening up what was once a wonderfully grand provincial metropolis.
   将力气耗费在姓名大战中总比用在争辩那座城曾是宏大的一省之都要强多了。

5. Wang from the Shanxi provincial statistics office confirmed in the margins of the event that she did buy vegetables.
   在参加活动的间隙，山西省统计局一位姓王的女同志向记者证实，她确实会去市场买菜。

6. One day, he made a trip to Izu, met a group of Kabuki performers in a provincial tour and fell in love with a cute girl dancer.
   一天，他在去伊豆的旅途中碰到了一队乡村巡回演出的歌舞伎艺人，并爱上了其中一名可爱的舞娘。

7. It's not clear who carried out the bombing but the provincial police chief called it a terrorist attack aimed at Shiites to create unrest.
   谁进行的爆炸还不清楚但是行政警察局长称其为恐怖袭击，旨在什叶派从而制造混乱。

8. Japan to pay provincial believe that this was a major accident may lead to accidents.
   日本国交省认为，这是一起可能酿成事故的重大意外事件。