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

• Now the house was full of men and women, and all the lords of the Philistines were there.
  士16：27那时房内充满男女.非利士人的众首领也都在那里。
• He had so many flocks and herds and servants that the Philistines envied him.
  他有羊群牛群，又有许多仆人，非利士人就嫉妒他。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The Syrians before, and the Philistines behind; and they shall devour Israel with open mouth.
  东有亚兰人，西有非利士人。他们张口要吞吃以色列。
• 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。
• 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！
• And Samson said, let me die with the philistines.
  说，我情愿与非利士人同死。
• The Philistines captured him and gouged out his eyes.
  非利士人捉了他，挖了他的两眼。