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！
• Wherefore now return, and go in peace, that thou displease not the lords of the Philistines.
  现在你可以平平安安的回去，免得非利士人的首领不欢喜你。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• 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！
• 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 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。
• 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。
• 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。