civilize
英 美['s?v?la?z]
- vt. 使文明；教化；使开化
- vi. 变得文明
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词态变化
第三人称单数:?civilizes;过去式:?civilized;过去分词:?civilized;现在分词:?civilizing;
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. We must civilize away the boy's bad habit.
- 我们必须教育这孩子使其改掉恶习.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 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."
- “我认为，如果人们有良好的环境，就会更有教养一点。”——“我想你说到点子上了。”
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Those facilities are intended to civilize people.
- 那些设施的目的在于教化民众.
来自辞典例句
- 4. The Romans hoped to civilize all the tribes in Europe.
- 罗马曾希望使所有的欧洲部落开化.
来自互联网
- 5. They hope to civilize all the natives in the distant area.
- 他们希望使边远地区所有的老百姓都能接受文明.
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