civilise
/ˈsɪvɪlaɪz/
构词拆解
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释义
动词verb
- 1To educate or enlighten a person or people to a perceived higher standard of behaviour.
- 2To introduce or impose the standards of one civilisation upon another civilization, group or person, arguably with the intent of achieving a perceived higher standard of behavior.
- 3To bring from a state of savagery to an educated or refined state.