philistine

英 [ˈfɪlɪstaɪn]

美 [ˈfɪlɪstiːn]

n.  对文化艺术无知的人; 文化修养低的人
adj.  市侩的，庸俗的，低级的

复数：philistines　

GRE

BNC.20080 / COCA.22399

牛津词典

noun

• 对文化艺术无知的人；文化修养低的人
  a person who does not like or understand art, literature, music, etc.

柯林斯词典

• 庸俗之辈，平庸之人（指不喜欢或不了解严肃艺术、文学和音乐的人）
  If you call someone aphilistine, you mean that they do not care about or understand good art, music, or literature, and do not think that they are important.
• ADJ-GRADED 庸俗的；平庸的
  You can usephilistineto describe people or organizations who you think do not care about or understand the value of good art, music, or literature.
  1. ...a philistine government that allowed the arts to decline.
     任由艺术衰颓的庸俗政府
  2. ...a philistine city lacking in elegance.
     难登大雅之堂的平庸城市

英英释义

noun

• a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits
  Synonym:anti-intellectuallowbrow

adj

• smug and ignorant and indifferent or hostile to artistic and cultural values
  Synonym:anti-intellectual

双语例句

• And David took the head of the philistine, and brought it to jerusalem; but he put his armour in his tent.
  大卫将那非利士人的头拿到耶路撒冷，却将他军装放在自己的帐棚里。
• Giant from Gath a Royal Philistine city.
  他是非利士的皇族城迦特人。
• For forty days the Philistine came forward every morning and evening and took his stand.
  那非利士人早晚都出来站着，如此四十日。
• Mr Prescott may be a business pragmatist, but he is not a philistine.
  普雷斯科特也许是一个奉行实用主义的商人，但他却不是个俗人。
• So David overcame the Philistine with his leather band and a stone, wounding the Philistine and causing his death: but David had no sword in his hand.
  这样，大卫用机弦甩石，胜了那非利士人，打死他。大卫手中却没有刀。
• And he inquired of the Lord for him, and gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.
  撒上22：10亚希米勒为他求问耶和华、又给他食物、并给他杀非利士人歌利亚的刀。
• I believe he seriously thinks me an awful Philistine.
  我相信，他真的认为我是个不可救药的庸人。
• There was a philistine named goliath.
  有一个菲利士人名叫戈利亚斯。
• Your mother's brother ned is also a philistine.
  你舅舅尼德也是个庸人。
• And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.
  非利士人就指着自己的神咒诅大卫。