| 释义 |
civiliˈzade nonce-wd.
[f. civilize v., after crusade, blockade, cannonade, etc.: see -ade.]
A crusade in the interest of civilization.
1859Mill Liberty iv. 166 A recent writer..proposes (to use his own words) not a crusade, but a civilizade, against this polygamous community, to put an end to what seems to him a retrograde step in civilization. 1872Contemp. Rev. XIX. 660 Mr. Mill..went on to stigmatize..any ‘civilizade’ against that institution. |