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。
• Now the Philistines fought against Israel; the Israelites fled before them, and many fell slain on Mount Gilboa.
  非利士人与以色列人争战，以色列人在非利士人面前逃跑，在基利波山有被杀仆倒的。
• Goliath said that if any man of Israel could beat him, then the Philistines would surrender.
  歌利亚说如果任何以色列人能击败他，那麽腓力斯人就会投降。
• And the remnant of the Philistines will perish, Says the Lord Jehovah.
  非利士人所余剩的必都灭亡，这是主耶和华说的。
• So the Philistines fought, and the Israelites were defeated and every man fled to his tent.
  非利士人和以色列人打仗，以色列人败了，各向各家奔逃。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。