civilize
英 美['s?v?la?z]
- vt. 使文明；教化；使開化
- vi. 變得文明
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詞態變化
第三人稱單數:?civilizes;過去式:?civilized;過去分詞:?civilized;現在分詞:?civilizing;
英文詞源
- civilize (v.)
- c. 1600, "to bring out of barbarism," from French civiliser, verb from Old French civil (adj.), from Latin civilis "relating to a citizen, relating to public life, befitting a citizen; popular, affable, courteous" (see civil). Meaning "become civilized" is from 1868. Related: Civilized; civilizing.
雙語例句
- 1. We must civilize away the boy's bad habit.
- 我們必須教育這孩子使其改掉惡習.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. "I think it would civilize people a bit more if they had decent conditions." — "I think you've hit the nail on the head."
- “我認為，如果人們有良好的環境，就會更有教養一點?！薄拔蚁肽阏f到點子上了。”
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Those facilities are intended to civilize people.
- 那些設施的目的在于教化民眾.
來自辭典例句
- 4. The Romans hoped to civilize all the tribes in Europe.
- 羅馬曾希望使所有的歐洲部落開化.
來自互聯網
- 5. They hope to civilize all the natives in the distant area.
- 他們希望使邊遠地區所有的老百姓都能接受文明.
來自互聯網