philistine
UK/'filistain/US
GREC2
Definitions
n.
A person who is indifferent or hostile to art, culture, and intellectual pursuits.
庸人，俗人，缺乏文化修养的人
adj.
Lacking appreciation for or hostile to art, culture, and intellectual life.
庸俗的，缺乏文化修养的
Root Breakdown
Eponymphilistineother
=philistine
Common Collocations
- 1.cultural philistine文化俗人
- 2.[utter philistine]十足的庸人
- 3.philistine attitude庸俗的态度
- 4.branded a philistine被视为俗人
Example Sentences
- 1.
He was branded a philistine for dismissing modern art as meaningless scribbles.
- 2.
Only a philistine would turn a historic library into a parking lot.
- 3.
She felt like a philistine sitting through the opera without understanding a single aria.