civilise

英['sɪvɪlaɪz] 美['sɪvəˌlaɪz]
  • vt. 使文明；使开化
  • =civilize(美).
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详细释义

Verb:
  1. teach or refine 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"

双语例句

    1. His wife has had a civilizing influence on him.
      他妻子对改进他言谈举止有潜移默化的影响。

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