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

• Am I not a Philistine, and are you not the servants of Saul?
  我不是非利士人吗？你们不是扫罗的仆人吗？
• And the Philistine came on and drew near unto David; and the man that bare the shield went before him.
  41非利士人也渐渐地迎着大卫来，拿盾牌的走在前头。
• And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.
  非利士人就指着自己的神咒诅大卫。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Giant from Gath a Royal Philistine city.
  他是非利士的皇族城迦特人。
• 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。
• There was a philistine named goliath.
  有一个菲利士人名叫戈利亚斯。
• 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。