civilize 详细解释

civilize

['sivilaiz]

vt. 使开化, 使文明

vt.

1. 使文明, 使开化

The Romans civilized many of the tribes of northern Europe.

罗马人开化了北欧许多部落。

2. 教化, 薰陶; 使文雅

The rough boy has been civilized by his adopters.

那个粗野的男孩在养父母的影响下变得文雅了。

vi.

变得文明(或文雅)

词形变化

形容词: civilizable | 名词: civilizer | 动词过去式: civilized | 动词过去分词: civilized | 动词现在分词: civilizing | 动词第三人称单数: civilizes |

词义辨析

同义:

v.使文明, 教化

humanize  socialize  indoctrinate  educate

v.教育, 除去野蛮习俗

cultivate  enlighten  edify  sophisticate  citify  elevate  

英英释义

动词 civilize:

train to be discriminative in taste or judgment

同义词:educate, school, train, cultivate, civilise

raise from a barbaric to a civilized state

同义词:civilise

补充

civilizecivilize英:[ˈsivilaiz] 美:[ˈsɪvəˌlaɪz]vt.1.使文明, 使开化

例句

1. When policymakers spoke of Christianizing Indians, they always assumed that their conversion would be an important step in civilizing them as well.决策者们谈及使印第安人成为基督徒时, 总是认为他们的皈依也是走向开化的重要一步。 2. a comedy about a man who tries to civilize a woman—but she ends up civilizing him一部讲述一个男人试图教化一个女人, 结果反而被那个女人教化的喜剧 3. Schools will help to civilize the wild tribes there.学校教育将有助于使那里的野蛮部落逐步开化。 4. These rough country boys have been civilized by their teachers.这些粗野的乡村孩子在教师的开导下变得文雅了。 5. a civilized society.文明社会。 6. such an affront to civilized behaviour will no longer be tolerated.对文明举止的这种侮辱再也不能容忍了。 7. Her parents hoped that boarding school might civilize her some.她的父母希望寄宿学校能够使她有些教养。 8. a teacher who had a civilizing influence on the students使学生受到熏陶的教师 9. He is credited with civilizing the treatment of people with mental illnesses.他的功劳是改进了对精神病患者的疗法。 10. efforts to civilize the health-care system为改善医疗保健系统所做的努力 11. They believed it was their duty to civilize the native people.他们认为教化当地土著人是他们的职责。