| 单词 | civilized |
| 释义 | civilized (sɪvɪlaɪzd ) regional note: in BRIT, also use civilised 1. adjective B2 If you describe a society as civilized, you mean that it is advanced and has sensible laws and customs. [approval] I believed that in civilized countries, torture had ended long ago. 2. adjective If you describe a person or their behaviour as civilized, you mean that they are polite and reasonable. I wrote to my ex-wife. She was very civilised about it. Collocations: civilized country The men are in disbelief: 'Why this is a civilized country! Times, Sunday Times (2015) But tell me, is it a civilized country? The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) Enjoy it while you are still in a civilized country. Travels with Rosinante (1990) But most often, such stories involve a civilized culture being gradually undermined by a malevolent underclass influenced by inhuman forces. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He felt that they should be assimilated into a more civilized culture or be removed to the west. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This valley had long been cut off from the civilized culture outside and was discovered only few years back. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The rising Japanese did not do what many other newly civilized people have done in history: embark on an effort of conquest. World History: Patterns of Change and Continuity (1995) They acted so differently from civilized people in Rome! Christianity Today (2000) They were civilized people who knew when society gets stale. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The naval personnel had made it to national TV and become celebrities, and in civilized society celebrities receive suitable honors. Exploring language (6th edn) (1995) In our well-regulated, seemingly civilized society, satanic forces are always at work. A SONG AT TWILIGHT And he is free from any entanglement with civilized society. The Times Literary Supplement (2018) It simply demonstrates a humanity of spirit, and sporting nature, and membership of the civilized world, that some simply, and sadly, cannot grasp. Times, Sunday Times In a more civilized world, every job applicant would get a personal response. Globe and Mail They are as broad as can be in a civilized world. Globe and Mail Many do not trust the civilized world and are hesitant to partake education. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The applicant committed an offence terrifying to the civilized world. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 文明的 Japanese: 文明化した |
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