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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.
        1. 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

        adj

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

          双语例句

          • 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。
          • 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。
          • The philistine is often a snob.
            庸人往往是势利鬼。
          • There was a philistine named goliath.
            有一个菲利士人名叫戈利亚斯。
          • The Philistine army should have surrendered and not run away.
            非利士的军队照理要投降,不应该逃走。
          • But Abishai the son of Zeruiah succoured him, and smote the Philistine, and killed him.
            但洗鲁雅的儿子亚比筛帮助大卫,攻打非利士人,将他杀死。
          • Your mother's brother ned is also a philistine.
            你舅舅尼德也是个庸人。
          • As the Philistine moved closer to attack him, David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet him.
            非利士人起身,迎着大卫前来。大卫急忙迎着非利士人,往战场跑去。
          • Giant from Gath a Royal Philistine city.
            他是非利士的皇族城迦特人。
          • She lived in the Valley of the River Sorek, which was definitely in Philistine territory.
            她住在梭烈谷,那里肯定是非利士人的领土。