civilized

英 [ˈsɪvəlaɪzd]

美 [ˈsɪvəlaɪzd]

adj.  文明的; 开化的; 有法制伦理的; 有道德的; 有礼貌的; 有教养的; 举止得体的
v.  教化; 开化; 使文明; 使有教养
civilize的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：civilized　

Collins.1 / BNC.11645 / COCA.7204

牛津词典

adj.

• 文明的；开化的
  well-organized socially with a very developed culture and way of life
  1. the civilized world
     文明世界
  2. rising crime in our so-called civilized societies
     在我们所谓文明社会中日益增多的犯罪行为
  3. civilized peoples
     文明的民族
• 有法制伦理的；有道德的
  having laws and customs that are fair and morally acceptable
  1. No civilized country should allow such terrible injustices.
     凡有法制伦理的国家都不该允许这种可怕的不公正行为。
• 有礼貌的；有教养的；举止得体的
  having or showing polite and reasonable behaviour
  1. We couldn't even have a civilized conversation any more.
     我们之间甚至连礼貌的寒暄都没有了。
• （生活）惬意的，愉快舒适的
  typical of a comfortable and pleasant way of life
  1. Breakfast on the terrace─how civilized!
     在阳台上用早餐，真是惬意无比！

柯林斯词典

in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 civilised


• ADJ-GRADED 文明的;开化的
  If you describe a society ascivilized, you mean that it is advanced and has sensible laws and customs.
  1. I believed that in civilized countries, torture had ended long ago.
     我原以为在文明国家，严刑拷打早已销声匿迹。
• ADJ-GRADED 有礼貌的;举止得体的;通情达理的
  If you describe a person or their behaviour ascivilized, you mean that they are polite and reasonable.
  1. I wrote to my ex-wife. She was very civilised about it.
     我给前妻写了封信。她对此很通情达理。

英英释义

adj

• having a high state of culture and development both social and technological
  1. terrorist acts that shocked the civilized world
  Synonym:civilised
• marked by refinement in taste and manners
  1. cultivated speech
  2. cultured Bostonians
  3. cultured tastes
  4. a genteel old lady
  5. polite society
  Synonym:civilisedcultivatedculturedgenteelpolite

双语例句

• They civilized the savages.
  他们教化那些野蛮人。
• His new theory has caused a sensation throughout the civilized world.
  他的新理论轰动了整个文明世界。
• Oneself is meant to improve people's ideological and moral cultivation, civilized people do.
  立人的意思便是要完善人的思想和道德修养，做文明之士。
• The Huns were civilized and assimilated by the Chinese.
  匈奴人被中国内地的人所开化和同化了。
• Speaking of civilized manners, I thought of a story.
  说到文明礼仪，我想到了一个故事。
• The Romans civilized many of the tribes of northern Europe.
  罗马人开化了北欧许多部落。
• I had a very civilized conversation with your mother.
  我和你的母亲进行了一次有礼貌的谈话。
• Yesterday's testimony began on a note of passionate but civilized disagreement
  昨天的作供是在激烈但文明地表达分歧的氛围中开始的。
• They think this practice does not coincide with the civilized world in which liberty and individuality are worshiped highly.
  他们认为这种作法与目前高度尊崇自由与个性的文明社会不一致。
• It's about quality of life, about making spaces livable and civilized.
  这是关于空间的宜居和文明的生活质量。