civilise英ˈsivilaiz美ˈsɪvəˌlaɪz○○○○○高四八COCA²⁸⁰¹³⁶⁺⁵BNC⁷⁵⁹⁹¹⁺¹²Economist³⁴³¹⁸⁺³ 基本英英词源记法近义反义 vt.使文明⁵⁰;使开化⁵⁰=civilize美.时态civilised,civilising,civilises Verb: teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment;
Cultivate your musical taste
Train your tastebuds
She is well schooled in poetry
raise from a barbaric to a civilized state;
The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilized