middlebrow

1. ADJ If you describe a piece of entertainment such as a book or film as middlebrow, you mean that although it may be interesting and enjoyable, it does not require much thought. (书或电影等娱乐品)中等品味的; 品味一般的; 通俗的[usu ADJ n]

This programme disproves the theory that TV, a middlebrow medium, is neither as smart as the smartest films nor as dumb as the dumbest. 该节目不赞同如下理论：作为中等品味媒体的电视既不如最富智慧的电影那样睿智，又不像最笨拙不堪的电影那样笨拙。