civilize
civilize
(亦作 -ise)
verb
civilizable
adjective
civilizer
noun
语源
(亦作 -ise)
verb
- [with obj.][usu. as adj. civilized]bring (a place or people) to a stage of social, cultural, and moral development considered to be more advanced
使（地方，人）文明，开化
a civilized society.
文明社会。
■[as adj. civilized]polite and good-mannered
文明的，有礼的
such an affront to civilized behaviour will no longer be tolerated.
对文明举止的这种侮辱再也不能容忍了。
civilizable
adjective
civilizer
noun
语源
- early 17th cent.: from French civiliser, from civil 'civil'
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