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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Melt away, all you Philistines!
  非利士全地啊，你都消化了！
• He went to war against the Philistines and broke down the walls of Gath, Jabneh and Ashdod.
  他出去攻击非利士人，拆毁了迦特城，雅比尼城，和亚实突城。
• 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；
• 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。
• 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。