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！

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。

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

The civilized world must fight poverty.
一个文明的世界必须与贫穷奋斗。
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。
Speaking of civilized manners, I thought of a story.
说到文明礼仪，我想到了一个故事。
They think this practice does not coincide with the civilized world in which liberty and individuality are worshiped highly.
他们认为这种作法与目前高度尊崇自由与个性的文明社会不一致。
The mark of a civilized society is that it looks after its weakest members.
文明社会的特征是照顾最弱势群体。
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。
His new theory has caused a sensation throughout the civilized world.
他的新理论轰动了整个文明世界。
The Huns were civilized and assimilated by the Chinese.
匈奴人被中国内地的人所开化和同化了。
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。
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。