Word · Frequency #37707
civilize
/ˈsɪvəˌlaɪz/
verb
教化；使开化；使文明
to teach or refine someone so that they become discriminating in taste or judgment
- 1.
American and Oxford British standard spelling of civilise.
civilise的美式和牛津英式标准拼写。
- 2.
teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
教导或提高品味或判断力
- 3.
raise from a barbaric to a civilized state
从野蛮状态提升到文明状态
civilise的美式和牛津英式标准拼写。；教导或提高品味或判断力；从野蛮状态提升到文明状态；使开化；使文明
In use
The teacher used stories about respect to civilize the younger students.
Years of working in a library slowly civilized his rough manners.
Good art and music civilize people's taste and judgment.
The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilized
civilize + noun phrase
直接宾语为被开化的对象。
The government tried to civilize the remote tribes.
政府试图使偏远部落开化。
civilize + oneself
反身代词表示自我提升。
He needs to civilize himself before attending the formal dinner.
他在参加正式晚宴前需要使自己文明起来。
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Learner notes
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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