['filistain]
philistine
a. 市侩的
n. 腓力斯人

例句与用法:

  1. The philistine attitude of the public result in the work is abandoned.
    由于公众对艺术不感兴趣,那个作品备受冷遇。
  2. The philistine attitude of the public resulted in the work being abandoned.
    由於公众对艺术不感兴趣, 那个作品备受冷遇.
  3. He accused those who criticized his work of being philistines.
    他指责那些批评他的作品的人是对艺术一窍不通.

英英解释:

名词 philistine:

  1. a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits
  2. 同义词:anti-intellectual, lowbrow
  3. a member of an Aegean people who settled ancient Philistia around the 12th century BC

形容词 philistine:

  1. of or relating to ancient Philistia or the culture of the Philistines
  2. smug and ignorant and indifferent or hostile to artistic and cultural values
  3. 同义词:anti-intellectual