civiliseとは 意味・読み方・使い方

別の表記

• civilize (American and Oxford British spelling)

語源

From civil +‎ -ise.

発音

• IPA: /ˈsɪvɪlaɪz/
• ハイフネーション: civ‧il‧ise

動詞

civilise (third-person singular simple present civilises, present participle civilising, simple past and past participle civilised) (non-Oxford British spelling)

1. To educate or enlighten a person or people to a perceived higher standard of behaviour.
2. To introduce or impose the standards of one civilisation upon another civilization, group or person, arguably with the intent of achieving a perceived higher standard of behavior.
3. To bring from a state of savagery to an educated or refined state.

派生語

関連する語

• civilisation, civilization
• civil
• city
• civitas
• civilian
• citizen