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

• 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。
• He went to war against the Philistines and broke down the walls of Gath, Jabneh and Ashdod.
  他出去攻击非利士人，拆毁了迦特城，雅比尼城，和亚实突城。
• When the five lords of the Philistines saw it, they returned to Ekron that day.
  非利士人的五个首领看见，当日就回以革伦去了。
• 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。
• Now the Philistines fought against Israel; the Israelites fled before them, and many fell slain on Mount Gilboa.
  非利士人与以色列人争战，以色列人在非利士人面前逃跑，在基利波山有被杀仆倒的。
• 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。
• Goliath said that if any man of Israel could beat him, then the Philistines would surrender.
  歌利亚说如果任何以色列人能击败他，那麽腓力斯人就会投降。
• 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。
• 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；