Critics called the anthology provincial for drawing every selection from within a hundred miles of the editor's home.
评论者批评这部选集眼界狭隘,所有篇目都取自编者家乡百英里之内。
Which choice best defines “provincial”?
A — Narrow in outlook; of the provinces.. “provincial” means Narrow in outlook; of the provinces..
Which word means “Narrow in outlook; of the provinces.”?
A — provincial. “provincial” means Narrow in outlook; of the provinces..
provincial — Narrow in outlook; of the provinces.. In Chinese: 狭隘的;外省的.
provincial is pronounced //prəˈvɪnʃl//.
Critics called the anthology provincial for drawing every selection from within a hundred miles of the editor's home. (评论者批评这部选集眼界狭隘,所有篇目都取自编者家乡百英里之内。)
parochial, insular, narrow-minded — all close in meaning to provincial (Narrow in outlook; of the provinces.).
cosmopolitan, worldly — each the opposite of provincial (Narrow in outlook; of the provinces.).
Yes. provincial is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
province(省份) → 乡土气 → 眼界窄。