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.
  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

双语例句

• Then Saul went up from following the philistines: and the Philistines went to their own place.
  扫罗回去，不追赶非利士人。非利士人也回本地去了。
• And David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up to the Philistines?
  大卫求问耶和华说，我可以上去攻打非利士人吗。
• But the Philistines wanted us dead.
  腓力斯人却想灭亡我们。
• Wherefore now return, and go in peace, that thou displease not the lords of the Philistines.
  现在你可以平平安安的回去，免得非利士人的首领不欢喜你。
• Now the Israelites went out to fight against the Philistines.
  以色列人出去与非利士人打仗，安营在以便以谢；
• 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。
• 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 five lords of the Philistines saw it, they returned to Ekron that day.
  非利士人的五个首领看见，当日就回以革伦去了。
• The Syrians before, and the Philistines behind; and they shall devour Israel with open mouth.
  东有亚兰人，西有非利士人。他们张口要吞吃以色列。
• Some of the men of Manasseh defected to David when he went with the Philistines to fight against Saul.
  大卫从前与非利士人同去，要与扫罗争战，有些玛拿西人来投奔大卫，他们却没有帮助非利士人。