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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