Using or showing the customs, clothes, food, habits or ways of doing business that are typical of Western Europe and North America. It is the past participle of *westernize*, and it works mainly as a describing word placed before a noun or after *be*: a westernized city, a westernized version of the dish, "his family is quite westernized". You can use it of a person, a family, a place, a meal, a building, a company, a lifestyle.

Using or showing使用或展現出 the customs, clothes, food, habits or ways of doing business風俗、服裝、飲食、習慣，或做生意的方式 that are typical of Western Europe and North America典型西歐和北美的. It is the past participle of *westernize*它是*westernize*的過去分詞, and it works mainly as a describing word placed before a noun or after *be*主要當形容詞用，放在名詞前面或*be*動詞後面: a westernized city, a westernized version of the dish, "his family is quite westernized"a westernized city（西化的城市）、a westernized version of the dish（西化版的這道菜）、"his family is quite westernized"（他家人相當西化）. You can use it of a person, a family, a place, a meal, a building, a company, a lifestyle可以用在人、家庭、地方、一餐飯、一棟建築、一間公司，或一種生活方式上.

A few things to feel. First, it is nearly always a matter of degree — "quite westernized", "heavily westernized", "a bit westernized" — because nobody is completely one thing or the other.

A few things to feel有幾點語感要抓住. First第一, it is nearly always a matter of degree它幾乎都是程度問題 — "quite westernized", "heavily westernized", "a bit westernized""quite westernized"（相當西化）、"heavily westernized"（非常西化）、"a bit westernized"（有點西化） — because nobody is completely one thing or the other因為沒有人是完全屬於哪一邊的.

Second, the tone shifts with the speaker and with what is being described. Of a person or a family it is usually just descriptive, sometimes admiring. Of food, art, or a tradition it very often means "watered down for foreigners", and is mildly negative. Of a diet it is now almost always negative in health writing, where "a westernized diet" is code for more meat, more sugar, more processed food.

Second第二, the tone shifts with the speaker and with what is being described語氣會隨著說話者和描述的對象而改變. Of a person or a family用在人或家庭身上 it is usually just descriptive通常只是單純描述, sometimes admiring有時候還帶點欣賞的意味. Of food, art, or a tradition用在食物、藝術或傳統上 it very often means常常代表 "watered down for foreigners"'為了外國人而變淡了', and is mildly negative帶點輕微的負面意味. Of a diet用在飲食上 it is now almost always negative in health writing在健康寫作裡現在幾乎都是負面的, where "a westernized diet""a westernized diet"（西化的飲食） is code for就是暗指 more meat, more sugar, more processed food更多肉、更多糖、更多加工食品.

Third, remember that it points at culture, not at a map: a westernized office in Taipei is not west of anywhere. British writers may spell it *westernised*, and you will see both *westernized* and *Westernized* with a capital W.

Third第三, remember that it points at culture, not at a map記住它指的是文化，不是地圖上的方位: a westernized office in Taipei台北一間西化的辦公室 is not west of anywhere並不是在什麼地方的西邊. British writers may spell it英式寫法可能拼成 *westernised**westernised*, and you will see both你也會看到 *westernized* and *Westernized* with a capital W*westernized*和大寫的*Westernized*兩種寫法.