train to be discriminative in taste or judgment同义词:educate, school, train, cultivate, civilise
raise from a barbaric to a civilized state同义词:civilise
例句
His wife has had a civilizing influence on him.他妻子对改进他言谈举止有潜移默化的影响。
Many a rough man has been civilized by his wife.许多粗野的男人在妻子的开导下变得文雅了。
详细解释
civ.i.lize v.tr.(及物动词)civ.i.lized,civ.i.liz.ing,civ.i.liz.es To raise from barbarism to an enlightened stage of development; bring out of a primitive or savage state.使文明:使…从野蛮到一个开化的发展阶段;把…带出原始社会阶段或奴隶社会阶段To educate in matters of culture and refinement; make more polished or sophisticated.使文雅:教以文化和优雅;使…更圆滑或老于世故 【引伸】 civ.iliz.able adj.(形容词)civ.iliz.er n.(名词)