| 释义 |
po·lo·nize
\ˈpōləˌnīz\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Usage: often capitalized
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary polon-, (from Medieval Latin Polonia Poland) + -ize
1. : to cause to acquire Polish customs or attitudes; especially : to force into conformity with Polish cultural patterns or governmental policies
< German cities assigned to Poland have been polonized — M.A.Pei >
< the Polish clergy … use their influence to polonize the people — Russian Poland >
2. : to modify (a word or expression) to conform to characteristics distinctive of Polish
< difficult … to polonize English terms — B.W.A.Massey > |