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

• 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。
• And David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up to the Philistines?
  大卫求问耶和华说，我可以上去攻打非利士人吗。
• Some of the men of Manasseh defected to David when he went with the Philistines to fight against Saul.
  大卫从前与非利士人同去，要与扫罗争战，有些玛拿西人来投奔大卫，他们却没有帮助非利士人。
• He had so many flocks and herds and servants that the Philistines envied him.
  他有羊群牛群，又有许多仆人，非利士人就嫉妒他。
• 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。
• Samson slayed the Philistines with the axe of the apostles.
  参孙用使徒的斧头杀死了非利士人。
• And the remnant of the Philistines will perish, Says the Lord Jehovah.
  非利士人所余剩的必都灭亡，这是主耶和华说的。
• 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。
• But the Philistines wanted us dead.
  腓力斯人却想灭亡我们。
• Now the house was full of men and women, and all the lords of the Philistines were there.
  士16：27那时房内充满男女.非利士人的众首领也都在那里。