資料來源 : pyDict
非利士人,仇敵,俗氣的人非利士的,俗氣的,無教養的
資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Philistine \Phi*lis"tine\, n. [L. Philistinus, Heb.
Phlishth[=i], pl. Phlishth[=i]m.]
1. A native or an inhabitant of ancient Philistia, a coast
region of southern Palestine.
2. A bailiff. [Cant, Eng.] [Obs.] --Swift.
3. A person deficient in liberal culture and refinement; one
without appreciation of the nobler aspirations and
sentiments of humanity; one whose scope is limited to
selfish and material interests. [Recent] --M. Arnold.
Philistine \Phi*lis"tine\, a.
1. Of or pertaining to the Philistines.
2. Uncultured; commonplace.
資料來源 : WordNet®
Philistine
adj 1: of or relatin to ancient Philistia or the the culture of the
Philistines
2: smug and ignorant and indifferent or hostile to artistic and
cultural values [syn: {anti-intellectual}]
n 1: a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits [syn:
{lowbrow}]
2: a member of an Aegean people who settled ancient philistia
around the 12th century BC