lowbrow

• adj. 教養淺薄的；文化修養淺薄的
• n. 教養淺薄的人

即低的眉毛。來自於過去的迷信看麵相，認為眉毛長得低的沒有藝術修養，粗俗人。比較highbrow,middlebrow.同時，參照詩句“高帝子孫盡隆準，龍種自與常人殊”，就是說皇家子弟鼻子高。

lowbrow (n.)

also low-brow, "person who is not intellectual," 1902, from low (adj.) + brow. Said to have been coined by U.S. journalist Will Irwin (1873-1948). A low brow on a man as a sign of primitive qualities was common in 19c. fiction, but it also was considered a mark of classical beauty in women.

A low brow and not a very high one is considered beautiful in woman, whereas a high brow and not a low one is the stamp of manhood. ["Medical Review," June 2, 1894]

As an adjective from 1913.

1. His choice of subject matter has been regarded as lowbrow.

他選擇的主題被認為是淺薄的。

來自柯林斯例句

2. That lowbrow prefers pornography to fine art.

那格調低的人喜歡黃色書刊勝於藝術.

來自辭典例句

3. But he has always attracted serious - minded partisans eager to mount a highbrow defense of the lowbrow.

但他總能吸引熱心的堅定支持者,急著以他們的高文化素養為他的低俗文化辯護.

來自互聯網

4. A customer buried in reading matter is a common sight in even the most lowbrow caf é.

即使在最簡陋的咖啡館,埋頭讀書的消費者仍是裏麵的常見一景.

來自互聯網