province
n
1 [C] any of the main administrative divisions in certain countries (某些國家的)大行政區; 省份
Canada has ten provinces. 加拿大有十個省. Cf 參看 county, state1 3.
2 the provinces [pl]
all the parts of a country except the capital city 首都以外的地方
The show will tour the provinces after it closes in London. 這一表演在倫敦結束以後, 還將在全國各地巡回舉行.
(derog 貶) He found life in the provinces boring. 他覺得首都以外的生活很無聊.
3 [sing] (fml 文) area of learning, activity or responsibility (學問、 活動或責任的)范圍
The matter is outside my province, ie I cannot or need not deal with it. 那不是我分內之事.
Medieval painting is not his province. 中世紀的繪畫不屬於他的研究范圍.
4 [C] group of dioceses for which an archbishop has overall responsibility 大主教轄區(由幾個教區組成).
It took him some time to connect the long rubber pipe to the air supply pipe that ran round the port, but at last it was done and as a result work was able to progress much faster.