1. 1通俗的(帶貶義,覺得沒水準、沒深度)

    Lowbrow is a judging word for books, films, newspapers, and other entertainment that is easy to follow and does not deal with serious ideas about art or culture. A lowbrow magazine is light and popular; a lowbrow comedy goes for easy laughs.

    Lowbrowlowbrow is a judging word是個帶批判意味的字 for books, films, newspapers, and other entertainment用來說那些書、電影、報紙或其他娛樂 that is easy to follow容易理解,and does not deal with serious ideas about art or culture不涉及藝術或文化嚴肅想法的。A lowbrow magazinelowbrow雜誌 is light and popular就是輕鬆通俗的那種;a lowbrow comedylowbrow喜劇 goes for easy laughs就是走簡單搞笑路線的。

    People who use the word usually look down on that kind of thing — they are saying it is not 'high' culture. It is informal, a bit snobbish, and more American in feel.

    People who use the word用這個字的人 usually look down on that kind of thing通常看不起那種東西——they are saying it is not 'high' culture他們的意思是這不是「高級」文化。It is informal, a bit snobbish這是個口語詞,帶點勢利眼,and more American in feel感覺比較美式。

    You can also call a person a lowbrow, meaning they do not care for 'serious' art, though that use is even sharper.

    You can also call a person a lowbrow你也可以把一個人叫做a lowbrow,meaning they do not care for 'serious' art意思是他不喜歡「嚴肅」的藝術,though that use is even sharper不過這種用法更尖銳。

    Though actually, what counts as lowbrow changes with the speaker: one person's lowbrow TV is another person's harmless fun, and the word tells you as much about the speaker's pride as about the show.

    Though actually不過實際上,what counts as lowbrow changes with the speaker什麼算是lowbrow會隨著講話的人改變:one person's lowbrow TV is another person's harmless fun某人眼裡的lowbrow電視節目,可能是別人單純的樂趣,and the word tells you as much about the speaker's pride as about the show這個字透露的講話者的優越感,跟它講的那個節目一樣多。

core核心畫面

組成A compound of low + brow (the forehead). An American word from about 1902. It comes from an old idea, no longer believed, called phrenology: that a person with a lower brow-line was less intelligent and less refined. The word kept the insult and dropped the science.

同家族的字

  • highbrowthe opposite: proud of serious, 'difficult' art and ideas

原始詞典資料3 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

lowbrowadj/ˈloʊbɹaʊ/

  • 1

    Unsophisticated, not intended for an audience of intelligence, education or culture.

    • The Three Stooges are known for their lowbrow slapstick humor consisting of foolish action for the masses.

lowbrownoun/ˈloʊbɹaʊ/

  • 1

    Someone or something of low education or culture.

  • 2

    artartsAn underground populist visual art movement that arose in the Los Angeles area in the late 1960s, inspired by comics, punk music, graffiti, etc.

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