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

• I want to resolve this like civilized men.
  我想用文明人的方式来解决这个问题。
• 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。
• Thank you for showing me the way of true civilized peoples.
  谢谢你给我展示了一个真真的文明人。
• 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。
• 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。
• Yet have we really pressed the case for the vindication of reason and civilized values?
  然而我们是否真的为了维护理智和文明的价值而坚持了这一主张？
• The civilized world must fight poverty.
  一个文明的世界必须与贫穷奋斗。
• I had a very civilized conversation with your mother.
  我和你的母亲进行了一次有礼貌的谈话。
• Who's civilized!-Tom, can you hear me?
  谁是文明人汤姆，你听到我说话了吗？
• The Romans civilized a great part of the world.
  罗马人使世界上很大一部分地区趋于文明。