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civilise + noun phrase (object)
及物用法，后接需要被教化的人或群体。
The missionary sought to civilise the remote tribe.
传教士试图开化那个偏远部落。
开化，使文明，教育
civilises — third person singular of civilise
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开化，使文明，教育
to bring to a state of civilization; to refine or educate
The missionary sought to civilise the remote tribe.
传教士试图开化那个偏远部落。
教化；启蒙
To educate or enlighten a person or people to a perceived higher standard of behaviour.
开化；灌输文明规范
To introduce or impose the standards of one civilisation upon another civilization, group or person, arguably with the intent of achieving a perceived higher standard of behavior.
使脱离野蛮状态；使文明化
To bring from a state of savagery to an educated or refined state.
civilise
Base
原形
civilises
3rd person
第三人称单数
civilising
-ing
现在分词
civilised
Past
过去式
civilised
Past participle
过去分词
Education civilises people.
教育使人文明。
They civilised the tribe.
他们开化了那个部落。
The program is civilising the youth.
该项目正在教化年轻人。
She has civilised her students.
她已使她的学生文雅。
注意：英式拼写，美式拼写为civilize
The teacher's patient guidance civilises even the most unruly students.
老师耐心的引导甚至能开化最不守规矩的学生。
His exposure to classical music and fine arts gradually civilised his rough manners.
接触古典音乐和美术逐渐使他粗鲁的举止变得文雅。
The humanitarian project is civilising remote communities by building schools and libraries.
这个人道主义项目通过建造学校和图书馆正在开化偏远社区。
及物用法，后接需要被教化的人或群体。
The missionary sought to civilise the remote tribe.
传教士试图开化那个偏远部落。
常用被动语态。
The region was civilised by the ancient Greeks.
该地区被古希腊人开化。
不及物用法，表示社会本身变得文明。
Over centuries, the society gradually civilised.
几个世纪以来，该社会逐渐变得文明。
Not this
The civilise of the tribe took centuries.
Use this
The civilisation of the tribe took centuries.
误将动词 'civilise' 用作名词，应使用名词形式 'civilisation'（或 'civilization'）。
Not this
They tried to civilise to the natives.
Use this
They tried to civilise the natives.
及物动词 'civilise' 直接跟宾语，不需要介词 'to'，中文干扰导致误加介词。
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