| 单词 | philistine |
| 释义 | philistine —philistinism /fil"euh stee niz'euhm, -stuy-, fi lis"teuh niz'euhm, -tee-/, n. /fil"euh steen', -stuyn', fi lis"tin, -teen/, n. 1. (sometimes cap.) a person who is lacking in or hostile or smugly indifferent to cultural values, intellectual pursuits, aesthetic refinement, etc., or is contentedly commonplace in ideas and tastes. 2. (cap.) a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia. adj. 3. (sometimes cap.) lacking in or hostile to culture. 4. smugly commonplace or conventional. 5. (cap.) of or belonging to the ancient Philistines. [1350-1400; ME < LL Philistini (pl.) < LGk Philistînoi < Heb palishtim] Syn. 1. Babbitt, vulgarian. 3. lowbrow. |
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