| 单词 | civilize |
| 释义 | civilize (once / 127 pages) v To civilize is to make someone or something more tame or refined, and less wild. A new police chief might try to civilize a city by cracking down on small crimes. You can attempt to civilize your crazy dog, so you can invite people over without having her jump on them and chew on their shoes. You can also civilize a person by teaching them to be more sophisticated or tasteful: "My aunt tried to civilize me by taking me to museums and ballets, but I preferred watching professional wrestling on TV." The Latin word civilis is at the root of civilized, meaning "befitting a citizen" or "courteous." WORD FAMILYcivilize: civilization, civilized, civilizes, civilizing+/civil: civiler, civilest, civilian, civilise, civility, civilize, civilly, uncivil/civilian: civilians/civilisation: civilisations/civilise: civilisation, civilised, civilises, civilising/civilised: noncivilised, uncivilised/civility: civilities, incivility/civilization: civilizations/civilized: noncivilized, uncivilized/incivility: incivilities/uncivil: uncivilly USAGE EXAMPLESIt’s shoulder-to-shoulder crowded, but with a civilized vibe, not the frat-like atmosphere. Seattle Times(Dec 28, 2016) He tweeted, “It is only getting worse. The civilized world must change thinking!” The New Yorker(Dec 23, 2016) In a Twitter post on Monday, the president-elect said that terrorism was “getting worse” and that “the civilized world must change thinking!” New York Times(Dec 21, 2016) 1v raise from a barbaric to a civilized state The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilized Syn|Hyper civilise alter, change, modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation 2v teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment Syn|Hypo|Hyper civilise, cultivate, educate, school, train sophisticate make less natural or innocent down, fine-tune, polish, refine improve or perfect by pruning or polishing |
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