province
gb/pɹˈɑvɪns/ us/pɹˈɑvɪns/
A2
الإنجليزية
~ 2700
tartomány, terület, hatáskör, szakterület
اسم
A2
1
tartomány
B1
نمط الاستخدام:
[something] in the province of [name]
Ontario is the most populous province in Canada.
Ontario Kanada legnépesebb tartománya.
The province has announced new environmental regulations.
A tartomány új környezetvédelmi szabályozásokat jelentett be.
They traveled across the province to visit family.
This province is known for its wine production.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
I live in a small town in the province.
A tartomány egyik kisvárosában élek.
The province is famous for its beaches.
A tartomány a strandjairól híres.
We drove across the whole province.
My uncle works for the province government.
خطأ شائع:
Learners sometimes confuse 'province' with 'state'; note that the term used depends on the country.
المعنى
Administrative region of a country
المتلازمات اللفظية
Canadian province
|province capital
|province boundary
|province government
المرادفات
region (A general area; may not imply official administrative status.)
|
state (Used in some countries instead of 'province' for a similar administrative division.)
الأضداد
city (A smaller urban administrative unit, not a large territorial division.)
الموضوعات
geography
|government
|politics
|law
|core_vocabulary
التعريف
A large area that is part of a country and has its own local government.
A principal administrative division within a country or territory, often having its own local government.
اسم
B2
FORMAL
2
نمط الاستخدام:
the province of [someone/something]
Matters of national defense are the province of the federal government.
The study of ancient languages is not my province.
Deciding legal disputes is the province of the courts.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
Teaching children is the province of the school.
Cooking is my mother's province at home.
Money problems are the province of our accountant.
خطأ شائع:
Learners may confuse this with the geographic sense; in this meaning, it is metaphorical and formal.
المعنى
Area of responsibility or expertise
المتلازمات اللفظية
the sole province of
|province of science
|province of the courts
المرادفات
domain (Neutral term for an area of control or expertise.)
|
realm (More literary term for an area or field.)
الأضداد
irrelevance (Something outside one's area of concern or responsibility.)
الموضوعات
business
|academia
|work
|education
|core_vocabulary
التعريف
An area of work, knowledge, or responsibility that belongs to someone.
A particular field of activity, knowledge, or responsibility that belongs to or is controlled by someone or something.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
province
IPA
GB/pɹˈɑvɪns/
US/pɹˈɑvɪns/
المقاطع والنبر
province (١ مقطع)
Stress on 1st syllable (province)
تصريفات الكلمة
Noun
- Base: province
- Plural: provinces
عائلة الكلمة
Forms
provinces
noun
Core family
provincial
adjective C1
Advanced or less common
provincially
adverb
provincialism
noun
interprovincial
adjective
التعبيرات
outside someone's province
1/aʊtsˈaɪd sˈʌmwˌʌnz pɹˈɑvɪns/
fixed phrase
Not part of someone's responsibility or skill area
Not part of what someone knows about or is responsible for.
أمثلة
- I'm afraid fixing computers is outside my province.
- That decision is outside the province of this committee.
within someone's province
1/wɪðˈɪn sˈʌmwˌʌnz pɹˈɑvɪns/
fixed phrase
Part of someone's responsibility or skill area
Part of what someone knows about or is responsible for.
أمثلة
- Negotiating contracts is within her province.
- Policy changes are within the province of the board.