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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• And when Saul saw David going out against the philistine, he said to abner, the captain of the army, abner, whose son is this young man? And Abner said, on your life, o king, I have no idea.
  扫罗看见大卫去攻击非利士人，就问元帅押尼珥说，押尼珥阿，那少年人是谁的儿子。押尼珥说，我敢在王面前起誓，我不知道。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。