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

• 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。
• As China rises, what will be the face of its civilizing mission to the rest of the world?
  随着中国的强大，他将以什么样的面目将自己的开化任务呈现给其他国家？
• According to social conditions, legislative environments and civilizing levels, because of the constraint of traditional ethics and values, the ideas of people need to change, and it will take a long time to understand and accept the ideas of euthanasia;
  从我国的国情、立法环境和文明程度来看，由于受传统伦理道德和价值观念的束缚，民众观念需要转变，对安乐死的认识和接受还需要时间；
• 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。
• On the contrary, the great books are not dusty remains for scholars to investigate, but the most potent civilizing forces in the world today.
  经典名著绝不是供学者钻研的故纸堆，恰恰相反，它们是今日世界上最强大的文明力量。
• Influence of the Civilization of Central Plains in the Xia-Shang-Zhou Dynasties on the Civilizing Course of Ancient Society in Huai River Valley
  夏商周中原文明对淮河流域古代社会文明化进程的影响
• Under the civilizing influence of the great city, the country boy became a gentleman.
  在大都市的熏陶下，这乡下孩子变成绅士模样了。
• His wife has had a civilizing influence on him.
  他妻子对改进他举止言谈有潜移默化的影响。
• 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。
• She is credited with advancing the civilizing influence of culture upon humanity, inventing the flute, trumpet, potter's wheel, earthenware, plough, rake and ox-yoke.
  她具有向人类推进教化的文化的影响，发明长笛，喇叭，陶器工人的车轮，陶器，犁，耙和公牛轭。