Word
lowbrow
/ˈləubrau/
noun
粗人；俗物
核心释义
指文化素养或趣味不高的人或事物，常含贬义。
A person or thing regarded as having low education or low cultural taste.
- 1.
文化水平低的人或事物
Someone or something of low education or culture.
- 2.
20世纪60年代末兴起于洛杉矶的通俗视觉艺术运动,受漫画、朋克音乐、涂鸦等启发
An underground populist visual art movement that arose in the Los Angeles area in the late 1960s, inspired by comics, punk music, graffiti, etc.
低眉艺术；文化水平低的人或事物；20世纪60年代末兴起于洛杉矶的通俗视觉艺术运动,受漫画、朋克音乐、涂鸦等启发；教养浅薄的人
用法In use
He called his neighbor a lowbrow for enjoying reality TV shows instead of documentaries.
用法提示：lowbrow 作为名词，指教养浅薄的人，与高雅文化爱好者形成对比。
The critic dismissed the film's audience as lowbrows who only want cheap thrills.
用法提示：lowbrows 是 lowbrow 的复数形式，用作名词，指缺乏高雅品味的人群。
I felt like a lowbrow at the opera because I couldn't appreciate the performance.
用法提示：lowbrow 作为名词，主语自称，表达因缺乏相关修养而产生的自卑感。
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词族Word family
- lowbrows
- plural
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