civilize
英 [ˈsɪvəlaɪz] 美 [ˈsɪvəˌlaɪz]

vt.

使文明；使开化；教化；启发

vi.

变得文明；

变形

过去式：civilized过去分词：civilized现在分词：civilizing第三人称单数：civilizes

双语释义

v.(动词)

1. vt. 使开化,文明 cause to improve from a primitive stage of human society to a more developed one
2. vt. 给予教育 improve and educate

英英释义

civilize[ 'sivilaiz ]

• v.
  • train to be discriminative in taste or judgment

    同义词：educateschooltraincultivatecivilise

  • raise from a barbaric to a civilized state

    "The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilized"

    同义词：civilise

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)～+名词

• civilize a barbarous people教化野蛮的民族
• civilize a great part of the world使世界上很大一部分地区趋于文明
• civilize the savages教化那些野蛮人

～+副词

• civilize away a bad habit教育…使其改掉恶习

双语例句

1. His wife has had a civilizing influence on him.
   他妻子对改进他言谈举止有潜移默化的影响。
2. Many a rough man has been civilized by his wife.
   许多粗野的男人在妻子的开导下变得文雅了。

权威例句

A Mission to Civilize: The Republican Idea of Empire in France and West Africa, 1895-1930
A Mission to Civilize: The Republican Idea of Empire in France and West Africa, 1895-1930 (review)
A Mission to Civilize: The Republican Idea of Empire in France and West Africa by Alice L. Conklin
A Mission to Civilize. The Republican Idea of Empire in France and West Africa, 1895-1930 by Alice Conklin
A Mission to Civilize: The Republican Idea of Empire in France and West Africa, 1895-1930 by Alice L. Conklin
"TO DOMESTICATE AND CIVILIZE WILD INDIANS": ALLOTMENT AND THE CAMPAIGN TO REFORM INDIAN FAMILIES, 1875-1887
Conklin (Alice L.), ~~Mission to civilize. The republican idea of Empire in France and West Africa, 1895-1930~~
Why Science May Serve Political Ends: Cultural Imperialism and the Mission to Civilize
The Museum Effect - How Museums, Libraries, and Cultural Institutions Educate and Civilize Society
A Mission to Civilize: The Republican Idea of Empire in France and West Africa, 1895-1930 . By Alice L. Conklin ( Stanford , Stanfor...