philistine是什么意思？

philistine

英[ˈfɪlɪstaɪn] 美[ˈfɪlɪstin]

• n. 市侩，庸人；
• adj. 市侩的，庸俗的，低级的；

复数：philistines;

例句

• a Philistine attitude to the arts 对艺术不感兴趣
• The philistine attitude of the public resulted in the work being abandoned. 由于公众对艺术不感兴趣,那个作品备受冷遇.
• David lived in Philistine territory a year and four months. 7大卫在非利士地住了一年零四个月.
• I believe he seriously thinks me an awful Philistine. 我相信,他真的认为我是个不可救药的庸人.
• ...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. 任由艺术衰颓的庸俗政府

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  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 a philistine, 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 use philistine to describe people or organizations who you think do not care about or understand the value of good art, music, or literature.
  例句
  ...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

英汉词典释义

• n.
  市侩,庸人
  a Philistine attitude to the arts 对艺术不感兴趣

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits
• Adjective
  1. smug and ignorant and indifferent or hostile to artistic and cultural values