civilized

英 [ˈsɪvəlaɪzd]

美 [ˈsɪvəlaɪzd]

adj.  文明的; 开化的; 有法制伦理的; 有道德的; 有礼貌的; 有教养的; 举止得体的
v.  教化; 开化; 使文明; 使有教养
civilize的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：civilized　

Collins.1 / BNC.11645 / COCA.7204

牛津词典

adj.

• 文明的；开化的
  well-organized socially with a very developed culture and way of life
  1. the civilized world
     文明世界
  2. rising crime in our so-called civilized societies
     在我们所谓文明社会中日益增多的犯罪行为
  3. civilized peoples
     文明的民族
• 有法制伦理的；有道德的
  having laws and customs that are fair and morally acceptable
  1. No civilized country should allow such terrible injustices.
     凡有法制伦理的国家都不该允许这种可怕的不公正行为。
• 有礼貌的；有教养的；举止得体的
  having or showing polite and reasonable behaviour
  1. We couldn't even have a civilized conversation any more.
     我们之间甚至连礼貌的寒暄都没有了。
• （生活）惬意的，愉快舒适的
  typical of a comfortable and pleasant way of life
  1. Breakfast on the terrace─how civilized!
     在阳台上用早餐，真是惬意无比！

柯林斯词典

in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 civilised


• ADJ-GRADED 文明的;开化的
  If you describe a society ascivilized, you mean that it is advanced and has sensible laws and customs.
  1. I believed that in civilized countries, torture had ended long ago.
     我原以为在文明国家，严刑拷打早已销声匿迹。
• ADJ-GRADED 有礼貌的;举止得体的;通情达理的
  If you describe a person or their behaviour ascivilized, you mean that they are polite and reasonable.
  1. I wrote to my ex-wife. She was very civilised about it.
     我给前妻写了封信。她对此很通情达理。

英英释义

adj

• having a high state of culture and development both social and technological
  1. terrorist acts that shocked the civilized world
  Synonym:civilised
• marked by refinement in taste and manners
  1. cultivated speech
  2. cultured Bostonians
  3. cultured tastes
  4. a genteel old lady
  5. polite society
  Synonym:civilisedcultivatedculturedgenteelpolite

双语例句

• In our contemporary society, the zoo thus became a necessary sign of being civilized.
  因而在我们这个当代社会中，是否拥有动物园就成了一个文明的标志了。
• Yesterday's testimony began on a note of passionate but civilized disagreement
  昨天的作供是在激烈但文明地表达分歧的氛围中开始的。
• To this kind of person, I am repugnant, why can't they be the personhood civilized?
  对这类人，我非常反感，为什么做人不能文明些呢？
• Made the existence of civilized society possible.
  使文明社会的存在成为了可能。
• After living among the natives for twenty years, the painter forgot his own language and civilized ways of life.
  那位画家在当地人群中生活了20年之后忘了自己的语言并忘记了文明的生活方式。
• Modern society, because compete ceaseless become civilized and progress!
  现代社会，因竞争不断开化与进步！
• It's about quality of life, about making spaces livable and civilized.
  这是关于空间的宜居和文明的生活质量。
• Civilized and ecological city must be the main direction and object of modern city development in 21 century.
  文明生态城市必将成为21世纪现代城市发展的主要方向和追求的目标。
• It was total introspection of humanity spirit in developed industrial civilized society.
  这是对发达工业文明社会人文精神的总体反思。
• I will not relent in this struggle for the freedom and security of my country and the civilized world.
  我不会在这场为我的国家和文明世界的自由与安全所作的斗争中松懈自己的斗志。