civilized

1. ADJ If you describe a society as civilized, you mean that it is advanced and has established laws and customs. 文明的[表贊許]

I believed that in civilized countries, torture had ended long ago. 我相信在文明國(guó)家酷刑早就廢止了。

2. ADJ If you describe a person or their behaviour as civilized, you mean that they are polite and reasonable. 有教養(yǎng)的; 有禮貌的

I wrote to my ex-wife last week. She was very civilized about it. 上個(gè)星期我寫信給我的前妻。對(duì)此她表現(xiàn)得彬彬有禮。