in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 civilised
- ADJ-GRADED 文明的;开化的
If you describe a society as civilized, you mean that it is advanced and has sensible laws and customs.
- I believed that in civilized countries, torture had ended long ago.
我原以为在文明国家,严刑拷打早已销声匿迹。
- ADJ-GRADED 有礼貌的;举止得体的;通情达理的
If you describe a person or their behaviour as civilized, you mean that they are polite and reasonable.
- I wrote to my ex-wife. She was very civilised about it.
我给前妻写了封信。她对此很通情达理。