lowbrow
lowbrow — adjective
- lowbrowpositive
- lowbrowercomparative
- lowbrowestsuperlative
1. describing movies, books, TV shows, or other forms of entertainment that aim to
describing movies, books, TV shows, or other forms of entertainment that aim to be fun and easy to follow, without expecting the audience to know about art, literature, or serious ideas
Lucía enjoys lowbrow reality TV after work with no need to think hard.
Critics called the film lowbrow entertainment, yet it was the summer's biggest hit.
passive: 'dismissed as lowbrow' — pattern for expressing negative cultural judgment
Théo prefers lowbrow comedy with silly jokes over serious dramas that require careful attention.
The magazine was called lowbrow because it covered celebrity gossip rather than news.
Although some people consider video games lowbrow, many games today tell deep and thoughtful stories.
- simple
neutral; describes anything easy to understand, without the cultural judgment of lowbrow
- unsophisticated
slightly more formal; can describe both things and people
- trashy
more negative and informal; suggests something is of poor quality or bad taste
- highbrow
the direct opposite; requiring or showing serious intellectual or cultural knowledge
- intellectual
involving deep thought or serious ideas
文法句型
lowbrow + noun (entertainment, humor, taste, culture)
用法筆記
Often used in cultural discussions to contrast with 'highbrow' (serious and intellectual) or 'middlebrow' (somewhere in between). Calling something lowbrow usually carries a slightly dismissive or judgmental tone.