来自拉丁语provincia,行省，特指古罗马统治下意大利之外的领土，来自pro-,向前，-vinc,胜利，占领，词源同victor,victory.

1. Most of those who left the province to work abroad were unskilled.

那些离开该省出国打工的人大部分都未经专门训练。

2. The province was attacked a month ago after weeks of simmering tension.

在紧张局势连续数周恶化后，这个省于一个月前遭到了袭击。

3. It's felt there's no future for Anglophones in the province.

让人感觉在这个省讲英语的人是没有前途的。

4. There are countless small ski areas dotted about the province.

该省内遍布着许多小型滑雪场。

5. The economy of the province was atypical because it was particularly small.

该省的经济比较特殊，因为它的规模特别小。