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 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。
• 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。
• 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；
• For Israel and the Philistines had put the battle in array, army against army.
  以色列人和非利士人都摆列队伍，彼此相对。
• 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。
• King Saul gathered his army, but the Philistines did not attack.
  索尔国王集结了军队，但腓力斯人却没有进攻。
• 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！
• The Syrians and the Philistines were also known to have worshiped a Semitic mermaid moon-goddess.
  众所周知，叙利亚人和腓力斯人敬奉一位闪米特美人鱼月神。
• 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。
• And the Philistines came and spread out in the valley of rephaim.
  非利士人来了，布散在利乏音谷。