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

• Your mother's brother ned is also a philistine.
  你舅舅尼德也是个庸人。
• David saw two men standing in front of the Philistine army.
  大卫看到两个站在腓利士军队前面的人。
• 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。
• He perished under the hail of philistine arrows at the battle of Mount gilboa.
  在吉尔伯山战役中，他丧命于非利士人的乱箭下。
• 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。
• When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them on the road through the Philistine country, though that was shorter.
  法老容百姓去的时候，非利士地的道路虽近，上帝却不领他们从那里走；
• When he revealed to a Philistine woman, Delilah, that his hair was the source of his strength, she shaved his head while he was sleeping, leaving him powerless.
  在他向一位非利士妇女大利拉透露了头发是他的力量之源这一秘密后，大利拉趁他熟睡时剪掉他的头发，让他失去了力量。
• 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？
• 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。
• Cunning words, foul language, and philistine habits must be avoided at all costs.
  奸诈狡猾的言语，肮脏丑恶的言词以及市井小人不良的习气一定要戒除。