philistine
音标发音
- 英式音标 ['filistain; fi'listin]
- 美式音标 [ˈfɪl.ɪ.stiːn]
- 国际音标 ['filistain; fi'listin]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- n. 非利士人；不喜欢文化艺术的人；没有文化教养的人；平庸之辈
- adj. 平庸的；不关心文化艺术的
词根记忆
- 来自腓力斯人(Philistia)，是庸俗的市侩阶层
同根派生
英汉例句
- I believe he seriously thinks me an awful Philistine.
我相信,他真的认为我是个不可救药的庸人. - David lived in Philistine territory a year and four months.
7大卫在非利士地住了一年零四个月. - The philistine attitude of the public resulted in the work being abandoned.
由于公众对艺术不感兴趣,那个作品备受冷遇. - I believe he seriously thinks me an awful Philistine.
我相信,他真的认为我是个不可救药的庸人. - He's a perfect philistine.
他是个十足的小市民.
词组短语
- philistine e 庸人;门外汉
- Philistine tastes 低级趣味
- The Philistine 那非利士人
- philistine theory 庸俗理论
- Philistine Plain 非利士平原
短语
英英字典
- a person who refuses to see the beauty or the value of art or culture
- If you call someone a philistine, you mean that they do not care about or understand good art, music, or literature, and do not think that they are important.
- You can use philistine to describe people or organizations who you think do not care about or understand the value of good art, music, or literature.