philistines
英 [ˈfɪlɪstaɪnz]
美 [ˈfɪləˌstinz]
n. 对文化艺术无知的人; 文化修养低的人
philistine的复数
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.- ...a philistine government that allowed the arts to decline.
任由艺术衰颓的庸俗政府 - ...a philistine city lacking in elegance.
难登大雅之堂的平庸城市
- ...a philistine government that allowed the arts to decline.
双语例句
- Then the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and brought money in their hand.
于是非利士人的首领手里拿着银子，上到妇人那里。 - When the Israelites returned from chasing the Philistines, they plundered their camp.
以色列人追赶非利士人回来，就夺了他们的营盘。 - King Saul gathered his army, but the Philistines did not attack.
索尔国王集结了军队，但腓力斯人却没有进攻。 - And David was living in the land of the Philistines for the space of a year and four months.
大卫在非利士地住了一年零四个月。 - But the Philistines wanted us dead.
腓力斯人却想灭亡我们。 - Now the Philistines fought against Israel; the Israelites fled before them, and many fell slain on Mount Gilboa.
非利士人与以色列人争战，以色列人在非利士人面前逃跑，在基利波山有被杀仆倒的。 - For Israel and the Philistines had put the battle in array, army against army.
以色列人和非利士人都摆列队伍，彼此相对。 - Samson slayed the Philistines with the axe of the apostles.
参孙用使徒的斧头杀死了非利士人。 - So the Philistines went up and burned her and her father to death.
于是非利士人上去，用火烧了妇人和她的父亲。 - He had so many flocks and herds and servants that the Philistines envied him.
他有羊群牛群，又有许多仆人，非利士人就嫉妒他。