civilise

civilise读音音标

英[\\\'sɪvɪlaɪz]

美[ˈsɪvəˌlaɪz]

基本意思释义

v.教化，使有教养

英英释义

Verb

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\"