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单词 Philistine
释义 Philistine
n. & adj.
--n
  1. a member of a people opposing the Israelites in ancient Palestine.
  2. (usu. philistine) a person who is hostile or indifferent to culture, or one whose interests or tastes are commonplace or material.
--adj hostile or indifferent to culture, commonplace, prosaic.
Derivatives
philistinism n.
Etymology: ME f. F Philistin or LL Philistinus f. Gk Philistinos = Palaistinos f. Heb. pelist{icirc}
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