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civilize

英 美['sɪvəlaɪz]
  • vt. 使文明;教化;使开化
  • vi. 变得文明

英英释意


1. train to be discriminative in taste or judgment;
"Cultivate your musical taste"
"Train your tastebuds"
"She is well schooled in poetry"
2. raise from a barbaric to a civilized state;
"The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilized"