over-civilizedadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈsɪvl̩ʌɪzd/,

/ˌəʊvəˈsɪvᵻlʌɪzd/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈsɪvəˌlaɪzd/

Forms: see over- prefix and civilized adj. and n.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, civilized adj.

Etymology: < over- prefix + civilized adj.

Too highly civilized; too reliant on or concerned with the trappings of modern civilization. Also as n. (with the and plural agreement): overly civilized people as a class.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > customs, values, and civilization > civilization > [adjective] > civilized > excessively

over-civilized1822

1822 P. B. Shelley Let. c21 May (1964) II. 423 The arts & conveniences of that over-civilized country.

1850 R. W. Emerson Goethe in Representative Men vii. 283 Goethe, coming into an over-civilized time and country, when original talent was oppressed under the load of books and mechanical auxiliaries.

1881 Atlantic Monthly Oct. 515 The uncivilized and the over-civilized are brothers.

1921 R. Macaulay Dangerous Ages i. 9 People..who were over-civilised, too far from the crude stuff of life.

1967 O. Norton Now lying Dead iv. 63 Men get so drippy when they're over-civilized, don't they?

1983 B. Emecheta Rape of Shavi (1985) viii. 64 We ran away from our over-civilized society because we were about to destroy ourselves.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	over-civilized
释义	over-civilizedadj.n. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈsɪvl̩ʌɪzd/, /ˌəʊvəˈsɪvᵻlʌɪzd/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈsɪvəˌlaɪzd/ Forms: see over- prefix and civilized adj. and n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, civilized adj. Etymology: < over- prefix + civilized adj. Too highly civilized; too reliant on or concerned with the trappings of modern civilization. Also as n. (with the and plural agreement): overly civilized people as a class. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > customs, values, and civilization > civilization > [adjective] > civilized > excessively over-civilized1822 1822 P. B. Shelley Let. c21 May (1964) II. 423 The arts & conveniences of that over-civilized country. 1850 R. W. Emerson Goethe in Representative Men vii. 283 Goethe, coming into an over-civilized time and country, when original talent was oppressed under the load of books and mechanical auxiliaries. 1881 Atlantic Monthly Oct. 515 The uncivilized and the over-civilized are brothers. 1921 R. Macaulay Dangerous Ages i. 9 People..who were over-civilised, too far from the crude stuff of life. 1967 O. Norton Now lying Dead iv. 63 Men get so drippy when they're over-civilized, don't they? 1983 B. Emecheta Rape of Shavi (1985) viii. 64 We ran away from our over-civilized society because we were about to destroy ourselves. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1822
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