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

• So Delilah took new ropes and bound him with them; and she said to him, the Philistines are upon you, samson!
  大利拉就用新绳捆绑他，对他说，参孙哪，非利士人拿你来了！
• And David was living in the land of the Philistines for the space of a year and four months.
  大卫在非利士地住了一年零四个月。
• The Philistines captured him and gouged out his eyes.
  非利士人捉了他，挖了他的两眼。
• And Abraham went on living in the land of the Philistines as in a strange country.
  亚伯拉罕在非利士人的地寄居了多日。
• Melt away, all you Philistines!
  非利士全地啊，你都消化了！
• So the Philistines went up and burned her and her father to death.
  于是非利士人上去，用火烧了妇人和她的父亲。
• 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。
• When the Israelites returned from chasing the Philistines, they plundered their camp.
  以色列人追赶非利士人回来，就夺了他们的营盘。
• 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。
• 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。