province~provincial
【省份、区域~省级的、地方性的、狭隘】
“provincial” 这个词的原型是 province(省,地区)。
📌 词汇解析:
- province(n.) 👉 省份、区域
- He lives in a small province in China.(他住在中国的一个小省份。)
- Education is under the province's control.(教育由省政府管理。)
- provincial(adj.) 👉 省级的、地方性的、狭隘的
- Provincial government(省政府)
- A provincial town(一个地方小镇)
- His ideas are very provincial.(他的想法很狭隘。)
- provincial(n.) 👉 有时候也用作名词,指 外地人、乡下人(带点贬义,指眼界狭隘的人)
- He is a provincial who has never left his hometown.(他是个没出过家乡的乡巴佬。)
📌 词义扩展:
- provincialism(n.):地方主义、狭隘的观念
- His provincialism prevents him from accepting new ideas.(他的狭隘观念让他无法接受新思想。)