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Civilized describes people, behavior, or societies that are organized, educated, and polite rather than wild or violent - a 'civilized conversation' stays calm and reasonable, and a 'civilized society' has things like laws, schools, and shared manners. Be a little careful with this word: calling one group 'civilized' and another 'not civilized' can sound like you think one culture is better than another, so it's often safer to describe exactly what you mean (polite, organized, peaceful) instead.
文明的；有教養的
組成civil (relating to citizens/society) + -ize (to make/become) + -ed
同家族的字
- civilcivilized comes from 'civil', the word about being part of organized, polite society
原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
civilizedadj/ˈsɪv.ɪ.laɪzd/
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Having a highly developed society or culture; belonging to civilization.
- In the year 1521, when Cortez reached Anahuac, the American bison was seen for the first time by civilized Europeans, if we may be permitted to thus characterize the horde of blood thirsty plunder seekers who fought their way to the Aztec capital.
- Like the wolf, man the hunter in killing the weak and unfit, actually works to maintain the health of the herd. But civilized man is quite a different animal, and when he wipes out an entire city or levels a forest, he is no longer working within the natural balance of things.
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Showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement; humane, reasonable, ethical.
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Marked by refinement in taste and manners.
- A waiter brought his aperitif, which was a small scotch and soda, and as he sipped it gratefully he sighed. ‘Civilized,’ he said to Mr. Campion. ‘Humanizing.’ […]‘Cigars and summer days and women in big hats with swansdown face-powder, that's what it reminds me of.’
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資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。