civilizing

英 [ˈsɪvəlaɪzɪŋ]

美 [ˈsɪvəlaɪzɪŋ]

v.  教化; 开化; 使文明; 使有教养
civilize的现在分词

BNC.34812 / COCA.24063

柯林斯词典

in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 civilise


• VERB 教化;使开化
  Tocivilizea person or society means to educate them and improve their way of life.
  1. ...a comedy about a man who tries to civilise a woman—but she ends up civilising him...
     一出有关一个男人试图教化一个女人，结果反而被那个女人教化的喜剧
  2. It exerts a civilizing influence on mankind.
     这产生了教化人类的影响。

双语例句

• But it is civilizing work, of which scientists are able to feel proud.
  但是，这是一个文明化的工作，对这一工作科学家是可以感到骄傲的。
• Habit and some degree of selection have probably concurred in civilizing by inheritance our dogs.
  习惯和某种程度的淘汰，通过遗传的作用，大概足以使我们的犬类失去野性。
• But in spite of this great love he bore John thornton, which seemed to bespeak the soft civilizing influence, the strain of the primitive, which the Northland had aroused in him, remained alive and active.
  然而，除了他这种对约翰桑德怀有的伟大的爱这说明了温文尔雅的文明对他的影响，北国从他内心唤起的那种原始的牵引力依然存在而且活跃。
• 'Wenweng civilizing ancient Shu', an important event in Studies, influenced greatly the moral integrity and cultural education of officials in Ba-Shu and the whole country.
  文翁化蜀是蜀学发展史上的一件大事，对巴蜀乃至全国吏治、文教等都产生了深远影响。
• Civilizing the proletariat became part of the self-protective program of the bourgeoisie.
  而对无产阶级的教化也成为资产阶级自保性方案的一部分。
• The authors discuss the basic contents of political civilizing construction in ethnic autonomous regions from three aspects, i.e., conditions, means, and missions.
  作者从条件、途径和任务3个方面论述了民族区域自治地方政治文明建设的基本内涵。
• Civilize, his wife has a civilizing influence on him.
  他的妻子对他起到了教化作用。
• Wang Anshi's social civilizing theory is an important part of his academic thinking system and valuable thinking wealth in Chinese traditional culture.
  王安石的社会教化理论是王安石学术思想体系的重要组成部分，也是中国传统文化中宝贵的思想财富。
• Olympism is a being philosophy, also an ideal spirit, and is a civilizing movement to enhance the life quality of the modern people.
  奥林匹克主义是一种生命哲学，也是一种理想精神、一种提升现代人生命质量的文明运动。
• But we're civilizing them! he assured me.
  但这是我们在教化他们，他还狂妄的向我解释说。