philistine

phil·is·tine /ˈfɪləstaɪn $ -stiːn/ noun [countableC]

ART/CULTUREsomeone who does not like or understand art, literature, music etc 不喜欢文化艺术的人；没有文化教养的人

When it comes to art, the man’s a philistine.

说起艺术，这个人是一窍不通。

—philistine adjectiveadj

—philistinism noun [uncountableU]

Examples from the Corpus

philistine• I wouldn't expect a philistine like you to understand my paintings.• She says she's a bit of a philistine and doesn't know much about rowing, but hopes to find out.• Birmingham is still declaimed as smoky, grimy, unpleasant and philistine.• The American desire for material goods caused Europeans to dismiss them as philistines.• The ball diamond was a sanctuary not to be broken into by philistines.• Certainly she was no philistine, but a graphic artist herself.• When will there be an end to the philistine approach of the Government who apply a cornershop philosophy to the arts?

Philistinen noun

nin the Bible, a member of a race of people who lived in Palestine, and who were the enemies of the israelites

Origin philistine

(1800-1900) Philistine; because the Philistines were thought by the Israelites in the Bible to be uncivilized people

phil·is·tine nounPhilistinen noun

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