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

• 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。
• The Philistines captured him and gouged out his eyes.
  非利士人捉了他，挖了他的两眼。
• 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。
• Now the Israelites went out to fight against the Philistines.
  以色列人出去与非利士人打仗，安营在以便以谢；
• 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！
• But the Philistines wanted us dead.
  腓力斯人却想灭亡我们。
• So the Philistines fought, and the Israelites were defeated and every man fled to his tent.
  非利士人和以色列人打仗，以色列人败了，各向各家奔逃。
• 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。
• So the Philistines were subdued and did not invade Israelite territory again.
  从此，非利士人就被制伏，不敢再入以色列人的境内。
• 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。