[ぼつふうりゅうかん, botsufuuryuukan] (n) prosaic person; person of an unromantic turn of mind; philistine[Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (3 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Philistine \Phi*lis"tine\, a.
1. Of or pertaining to the Philistines.
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2. Uncultured; commonplace.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Philistine \Phi*lis"tine\, n. [L. Philistinus, Heb.
Phlishth[imac], pl. Phlishth[imac]m.]
1. A native or an inhabitant of ancient Philistia, a coast
region of southern Palestine.
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2. A bailiff. [Cant, Eng.] [Obs.] --Swift.
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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.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Philistine
adj 1: of or relating to ancient Philistia or its culture or its
people
2: smug and ignorant and indifferent or hostile to artistic and
cultural values [syn: {anti-intellectual}, {philistine}]
n 1: a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits [syn:
{philistine}, {anti-intellectual}, {lowbrow}]
2: a member of an Aegean people who settled ancient Philistia
around the 12th century BC
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เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
