provincials
n.
首都以外的人,地区居民( provincial的名词复数 );
例句:
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We were still provincials in the full sense of the word.
严格说来,我们都还是乡巴佬.
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Only provincials love such gadgets.
只有粗俗的人才喜欢玩这玩意.
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There was certainly a striking contrast between Charles Grandet , and the worthy provincials.
查理?葛朗台跟那些老实的内地人正好成为鲜明的对照.
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Truman, Carter, and Clinton, provincials all, were tribunes spokesmen for and representatives of the plebes.
来自NEWYORKER