He mocks art only because he doesn't understand it.他讥讽艺术，只是因为他不懂艺术。He is ignorant of art, whatever he may know besides.他在其他方面可能有知识，可是不懂艺术。The American desire for material goods caused Europeans to dismiss them as philistines.美国人的物欲使欧洲人对他们不屑一顾，认为他们不懂艺术。