civilize
/ˈsɪvəˌlaɪz/
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v. 使文明；教化
- A month at summer camp seemed to civilize my cousins: they now clear the table without being asked. 去夏令營一個月，似乎讓我的表兄弟姊妹變得文明多了：現在不用人說就會收拾餐桌。
其他意思
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v. 使開化, 使文明
變文明To civilize a person or society means to educate them and improve their way of life.
- a comedy about a man who tries to civilise a woman - but she ends up civilising him
字根
civ, civi, cit 公民
civ + il + ize公民 + 形容詞 + 動詞