philistine 详细解释

philistine

['filistain]

adj. 市侩的
n. 非利士人, 平庸的人

词义辨析

同义参见:

bourgeois  

英英释义

名词 philistine:

a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits

同义词：anti-intellectual, lowbrow

a member of an Aegean people who settled ancient Philistia around the 12th century BC

形容词 philistine:

of or relating to ancient Philistia or the culture of the Philistines

smug and ignorant and indifferent or hostile to artistic and cultural values

同义词：anti-intellectual

补充

philistinephilistine英:[ˈfilistain] 美:[ˈfɪlɪˌstin, fɪˈlɪstɪn, -ˌtin]n.1.市侩, 庸人adj.1.市侩的, 庸俗的, 低级的

例句

1. They're just a bunch of philistines who don't care if the city's orchestra goes bankrupt.他们只是一群庸俗的人，对这座城市的管弦乐团是否会破产毫不关心。 2. a philistine public concerned only with celebrities只关注名流的粗鄙民众

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