流逝汉英词典

philistine

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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；不喜歡文化藝術的人；沒有文化教養的人；平庸之輩
  • adj. 平庸的；不關心文化藝術的

词根记忆

  • 來自腓力斯人(Philistia)，是庸俗的市儈堦層

同根派生

     

英汉例句

  • I believe he seriously thinks me an awful Philistine.
    我相信,他真的認爲我是個不可救葯的庸人.
  • David lived in Philistine territory a year and four months.
    7大衛在非利士地住了一年零四個月.
  • The philistine attitude of the public resulted in the work being abandoned.
    由於公衆對藝術不感興趣,那個作品備受冷遇.
  • I believe he seriously thinks me an awful Philistine.
    我相信,他真的認爲我是個不可救葯的庸人.
  • He's a perfect philistine.
    他是個十足的小市民.

词组短语

    短語

  • philistine e 庸人;門外漢
  • Philistine tastes 低級趣味
  • The Philistine 那非利士人
  • philistine theory 庸俗理論
  • Philistine Plain 非利士平原

英英字典

    劍橋英英字典

  • a person who refuses to see the beauty or the value of art or culture

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • 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.