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
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.- ...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.
英英释义
noun
- a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits
adj
- smug and ignorant and indifferent or hostile to artistic and cultural values
双语例句
- 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； - And the Philistine said to david, am I a dog, that you come out to me with sticks? And the Philistine put curses on David by all his gods.
非利士人对大卫说，你拿杖到我这里来，我岂是狗呢？非利士人就指着自己的神咒诅大卫。 - 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。 - Giant from Gath a Royal Philistine city.
他是非利士的皇族城迦特人。 - 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。 - 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。 - And he inquired of the Lord for him, and gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.
撒上22：10亚希米勒为他求问耶和华、又给他食物、并给他杀非利士人歌利亚的刀。 - When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.
11扫罗和以色列众人听见非利士人的这些话，就惊惶，极其害怕。 - 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。 - And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.
那非利士人又说，我今日向以色列人的军队骂阵。你们叫一个人出来，与我战斗。