civilize是什么意思？

civilize

英[ˈsɪvəlaɪz] 美[ˈsɪvəˌlaɪz]

• vt. 使文明，使开化，教化，启发；
• vi. 变得文明；

第三人称单数：civilizes;

过去式：civilized;

过去分词：civilized;

现在分词：civilizing;

例句

• To civilize the barbarous people is not easy. 要使野蛮人开化不是简单的.
• Those facilities are intended to civilize people. 那些设施的目的在于教化民众.
• "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。”
• '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。”

同义词

• v.
  civilize的同义词之：使文明,教化
  humanize, indoctrinate, educate, socialize,
  civilize的同义词之：教育,除去野蛮习俗
  elevate, citify, sophisticate, edify, enlighten, cultivate,

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• VERB
  教化;使开化
  To civilize a person or society means to educate them and improve their way of life.
  例句
  ...a comedy about a man who tries to civilise a woman—but she ends up civilising him... 一出有关一个男人试图教化一个女人，结果反而被那个女人教化的喜剧 It exerts a civilizing influence on mankind. 这产生了教化人类的影响。

英英词典释义

• Verb
  1. train to be discriminative in taste or judgment;
  "Cultivate your musical taste""Train your tastebuds""She is well schooled in poetry"
  2. raise from a barbaric to a civilized state;
  "The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilized"