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civilized adj.文明的；有合理法律和风俗的；有礼的；品味举止优雅的 (1) 施用酷刑必为文明社会的人所不齿。(2) 这样的行为在文明社会里是不受欢迎的。(3) 凡有法制伦理的国家都不该允许这种可怕的不公正行为。(4) 英国皇室典礼的壮丽场面和英国优雅文明的生活方式，均傲称于世。 Civilized is an adjective that describes the very opposite of barbarity. A civilized person is polite and courteous; he knows how to say "please" and "thank you." A civilized group of people is characterized by being socially and technologically advanced. Both dinner parties and fancy computer gadgets are signs of a civilized people. That friend of yours who likes to show people how he can belch the entire alphabet? Maybe not.

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英 ['sɪvəlaɪzd] 美 ['sɪvəlaɪzd] (1) The use of torture must disgust any civilized person.(2) Such behavior is unacceptable in a civilized society.(3) No civilized country should allow such terrible injustices.(4) It is unexcelled for loyal pageantry and for a gracious and civilized way of life. Someone who is cultured and polite — who knows to put his dinner napkin on his lap — is civilized. So could you please behave in a civilized manner and get your feet off the dinner table? in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 civilised1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]文明的；开化的 If you describe a society as civilized, you mean that it is advanced and has sensible laws and customs.   [approval]I believed that in civilized countries, torture had ended long ago.我原以为在文明国家，严刑拷打早已销声匿迹。2[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]有礼貌的；举止得体的；通情达理的 If you describe a person or their behaviour as civilized, you mean that they are polite and reasonable. I wrote to my ex-wife. She was very civilised about it.我给前妻写了封信。她对此很通情达理。

英语单词	civilized
英美音标	英 ['sɪvəlaɪzd] 美 ['sɪvəlaɪzd]
中文释义	adj.文明的；有合理法律和风俗的；有礼的；品味举止优雅的
英语例句	(1) The use of torture must disgust any civilized person. (2) Such behavior is unacceptable in a civilized society. (3) No civilized country should allow such terrible injustices. (4) It is unexcelled for loyal pageantry and for a gracious and civilized way of life.
中文例句	(1) 施用酷刑必为文明社会的人所不齿。 (2) 这样的行为在文明社会里是不受欢迎的。 (3) 凡有法制伦理的国家都不该允许这种可怕的不公正行为。 (4) 英国皇室典礼的壮丽场面和英国优雅文明的生活方式，均傲称于世。
vocabulary简明	Someone who is cultured and polite — who knows to put his dinner napkin on his lap — is civilized. So could you please behave in a civilized manner and get your feet off the dinner table?
vocabulary扩展	Civilized is an adjective that describes the very opposite of barbarity. A civilized person is polite and courteous; he knows how to say "please" and "thank you." A civilized group of people is characterized by being socially and technologically advanced. Both dinner parties and fancy computer gadgets are signs of a civilized people. That friend of yours who likes to show people how he can belch the entire alphabet? Maybe not.
柯林斯解释	in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 civilised 1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]文明的；开化的 If you describe a society as civilized, you mean that it is advanced and has sensible laws and customs. [approval] I believed that in civilized countries, torture had ended long ago. 我原以为在文明国家，严刑拷打早已销声匿迹。 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]有礼貌的；举止得体的；通情达理的 If you describe a person or their behaviour as civilized, you mean that they are polite and reasonable. I wrote to my ex-wife. She was very civilised about it. 我给前妻写了封信。她对此很通情达理。

Civilized Polite Dinner Torture Person Civilised Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词