philistine
n
person who has no interest in or understanding of the arts, or is hostile to them; uncultured person 对艺术无兴趣或无认识的人; 讨厌艺术的人; 无教养的人
He accused those who criticized his work of being philistines. 他指责那些批评他的作品的人是对艺术一窍不通. philistine, adj having no interest in or understanding of the arts, or being hostile to them 对艺术无兴趣的; 不懂艺术的; 讨厌艺术的
The philistine attitude of the public resulted in the work being abandoned. 由於公众对艺术不感兴趣, 那个作品备受冷遇.
Officials used to have trouble with the foreign names of people passing through Ellis Island, and because they were so busy, many people's names got changed in the rush.