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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• He walked bravely towards the Philistine army.
  他勇敢地朝着腓利士的军队走过去。
• 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。
• So David overcame the Philistine with his leather band and a stone, wounding the Philistine and causing his death: but David had no sword in his hand.
  这样，大卫用机弦甩石，胜了那非利士人，打死他。大卫手中却没有刀。
• Today I will give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth, and the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel.
  我必杀你，斩你的头，又将非利士军兵的尸首给空中的飞鸟，地上的野兽吃，使普天下的人都知道以色列中有神。
• 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。