civilizing
present participle ofcivilize
| 单词 | civilizing |
| 释义 | civilizing present participle ofcivilize civilize verb[T] (UKusuallycivilise)uk/ˈsɪv.əl.aɪz/us/ˈsɪv.əl.aɪz/toeducateasocietyso thatitsculturebecomesmoredeveloped: The Romans set out to civilize the AncientBritons. toimprovesomeone'sbehaviour: I like tothinkI had a civilizingeffecton myyoungerbrothers. Teaching in general
Examplesofcivilizingcivilizing In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The urban reformist elites enthusiastically invoked reformative programmes, for example, regulating the disorder of urban space and "civilizing" people. From theCambridge English Corpus Accordingly, these stories demonstrate outright skepticism of the empire'scivilizingmission. From theCambridge English Corpus In the town itself, it was hoped the introduction of compulsory education would have acivilizinginfluence on the urban miscreant. From theCambridge English Corpus We are still dealing with an urban middle class project of reform-acivilizingmission-in which gender issues are central. From theCambridge English Corpus They do not merely speak for a straightforward attempt to make thecivilizingpower of science operative in the reader's mind. From theCambridge English Corpus There is an acceptance within the text that increasingly the local state took control over thecivilizingmission previously exercised by a ubiquitous voluntary sector. From theCambridge English Corpus Elster conjectures that strategic arguing illustrates the more general phenomenon of the 'civilizingeffect of hypocrisy'. From theCambridge English Corpus The imperial,civilizingvalues of the age seemed under threat, brazenly challenged and on metropolitan stages too. From theCambridge English Corpus During colonial rule, teachers played an essential intermediary role in the colonial state's 'civilizingmission' and enjoyed a high social status in society. From theCambridge English Corpus Combined with a residual universalism, this provided the framework within which to evoke thecivilizingmission. From theCambridge English Corpus But in any case, the 'civilizingforce' is not self-actuating. From theCambridge English Corpus A prime target, not surprisingly, is the ubiquitous and mostly condescending celebration of women for their "civilizing" influence on men. From theCambridge English Corpus On the other hand, the extent of the disease awakened the humanitarian instincts of colonizers who took their 'civilizing' objectives seriously. From theCambridge English Corpus This is how colonial authority was established and thecivilizingmission introduced! From theCambridge English Corpus Villagers, then, have not wholly conceded the virtues of the 'civilizingmission'. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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