查词 - civilised

civilized

ˈsɪvəl-aɪzd adj

1 a civilized society is well organized and developed, and has fair laws and customs 开化的，文明的;

Such things should not happen in a civilized society.

文明社会不应该发生这种事情。

2 pleasant and comfortable 令人愉快的，舒适宜人的;

‘This is very civilized,’ she said, lying back with a gin and tonic.

“真是非常舒服啊。”她拿着一杯加了奎宁水的杜松子酒往后仰靠着说道。

3 behaving in a polite sensible way instead of getting angry 心平气和的; 有礼貌的

Let’s try and be civilized about this, shall we?

我们尽量心平气和地对待这件事，好吗？

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a civilized hour

a time that is not too early in the morning 上午不太早的时候

Can’t we have the meeting at a more civilized hour?

我们就不能稍微晚点开会吗？