province
province
noun
noun
- a principal administrative division of a country or empire
省（国家或帝国主要行政区）
Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province.
成都，四川省省会。
■(the Province)(Brit.)Northern Ireland
(英)北爱尔兰
■(Christian Church)a district under an archbishop or a metropolitan
(基督教)（由大主教或都主教管辖的）教省
■(Roman History)a territory outside Italy under a Roman governor
(罗马史)（古罗马总督统治的意大利境外的）行省
■(the provinces)the whole of a country outside the capital, especially when regarded as lacking in sophistication or culture
（尤指被视为文化贫乏的）京都大邑以外的地方，外省，外地
I made my way home to the dreary provinces by train.
我坐火车回到索然无味的外省老家。 - (one's province)an area of special knowledge, interest, or responsibility
（知识、兴趣、责任的）范围，领域
she knew little about wine—that had been her father's province.
她对酒了解不多——那是她父亲的领域。
- late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin provincia 'charge, province', of uncertain ultimate origin
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