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词汇 philistine
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philistine

noun
/ˈfɪlɪstaɪn/
/ˈfɪlɪstiːn/
(disapproving)
  1. a person who does not like or understand art, literature, music, etc.对文化艺术无知的人;文化修养低的人
    • In artistic matters he’s a complete philistine.在艺术方面,他是个十足的庸人。
    • She dismissed critics of her work as philistines.她把批评她作品的人斥为庸俗。
    词源from French Philistin, via late Latin from Greek Philistinos, from Hebrew pělištī. The current sense arose as a result of a confrontation between town and gown in Jena, Germany, in the late 17th cent.; a sermon on the conflict quoted from the Bible: “the Philistines are upon you” (Judges 16), which led to an association between the townspeople and those hostile to culture.

philistine

adjective
/ˈfɪlɪstaɪn/
/ˈfɪlɪstiːn/
(disapproving)
  1. (of a person or their attitudes) not liking or understanding art, literature, music, etc; showing this对文化艺术无知的人;文化修养低的人
    • philistine attitudes厌恶艺术的态度
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