civilized

动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. simple past and past participle of civilize form-of,participle,past
形容词 adj.
  1. Having a highly developed society or culture; belonging to civilization.
    — In the year 1521, when Cortez reached Anahuac, the American bison was seen for the first time by civilized Europeans, if we may be permitted to thus characterize the horde of blood thirsty plunder seekers who fought their way to the Aztec capital.
  2. Showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement; humane, reasonable, ethical.
  3. Marked by refinement in taste and manners.
    — A waiter brought his aperitif, which was a small scotch and soda, and as he sipped it gratefully he sighed. ‘Civilized,’ he said to Mr. Campion. ‘Humanizing.’ […]‘Cigars and summer days and women in big hats with swansdown face-powder, that's what it reminds me of.’

词形变化

more civilized comparative most civilized superlative civilised alternative civilised alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
civilizedly civilizedness hypercivilized noncivilized overcivilized precivilized semicivilized subcivilized supercivilized ultracivilized uncivilized
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