early 14c., "country, territory, region," from Old French province "province, part of a country; administrative region for friars" (13c.) and directly from Latin provincia "territory outside Italy under Roman domination," also "a public office; public duty," of uncertain origin, usually explained as pro- "before" + vincere "to conquer" (see victor); but this does not suit the earliest Latin usages. Meaning "one's particular business or expertise" is from 1620s.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. Most of those who left the province to work abroad were unskilled.
那些離開該省出國(guó)打工的人大部分都未經(jīng)專門訓(xùn)練。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. The province was attacked a month ago after weeks of simmering tension.
在緊張局勢(shì)連續(xù)數(shù)周惡化后，這個(gè)省于一個(gè)月前遭到了襲擊。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. It's felt there's no future for Anglophones in the province.
讓人感覺(jué)在這個(gè)省講英語(yǔ)的人是沒(méi)有前途的。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
4. There are countless small ski areas dotted about the province.
該省內(nèi)遍布著許多小型滑雪場(chǎng)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
5. The economy of the province was atypical because it was particularly small.