civilization

英 [ˌsɪvəlaɪˈzeɪʃn]

美 [ˌsɪvələˈzeɪʃn]

n.  文明; (特定时期和地区的)社会文明; 文明世界; 文明社会

复数：civilizations　

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同义词辨析

civilizationculture【导航词义：文明】

牛津词典

noun

• 文明
  a state of human society that is very developed and organized
  1. the technology of modern civilization
     现代文明的技术
  2. The Victorians regarded the railways as bringing progress and civilization.
     维多利亚时代的人认为铁路带来了进步和文明。
• （特定时期和地区的）社会文明
  a society, its culture and its way of life during a particular period of time or in a particular part of the world
  1. the civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome
     古希腊和古罗马的社会文明
  2. diseases that are common in Western civilization
     西方文明社会的常见弊病
• 文明世界；文明社会
  all the people in the world and the societies they live in, considered as a whole
  1. Environmental damage threatens the whole of civilization.
     环境的破坏威胁着整个文明世界。
• 人类文明的生活
  a place that offers you the comfortable way of life of a modern society
  1. It's good to be back in civilization after two weeks in a tent!
     在帐篷里住了两个星期后又回到人类文明的生活可真好呀！

柯林斯词典

in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 civilisation


• N-VAR 文明社会
  Acivilizationis a human society with its own social organization and culture.
  1. The ancient civilizations of Central and Latin America were founded upon corn...
     古代中美洲和拉丁美洲的文明社会是建立在玉米之上的。
  2. It seemed to him that western civilization was in grave economic and cultural danger.
     在他看来，西方文明似乎陷入严重的经济和文化危机。
• N-UNCOUNT 文明;文明的生活
  Civilizationis the state of having an advanced level of social organization and a comfortable way of life.
  1. ...our advanced state of civilisation.
     我们高度发达的文明
• N-UNCOUNT 文明地区
  You can refer to a place where you can enjoy the comforts that you consider to be necessary ascivilization.
  1. ...when I returned to civilization.
     我重新回到文明地区时

英英释义

noun

• the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste
  1. a man of intellectual refinement
  2. he is remembered for his generosity and civilization
  Synonym:refinementcivilisation
• a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)
  1. the people slowly progressed from barbarism to civilization
  Synonym:civilisation
• a particular society at a particular time and place
  1. early Mayan civilization
  Synonym:culturecivilisation
• the social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization
  Synonym:civilisation

双语例句

• They simply don't like the environment of civilization; this is, the city, with all its ugliness and tension.
  他们就是不喜欢文明世界的环境，也就是说不喜欢大都市，充满了丑恶与紧张的大都市。
• When it was time to leave and return to civilization we both felt rejuvenated
  当就要离开这里返回文明世界时，我们俩都觉得恢复了活力。
• It seemed to him that western civilization was in grave economic and cultural danger.
  在他看来，西方文明似乎陷入严重的经济和文化危机。
• The Chinese civilization is one of the oldest in the world.
  中国文化是世界上最古老的文化之一。
• The Yellow River was the cradle of Chinese civilization.
  黄河是我国文化的摇篮。
• It has become a stumbling block to the progress of human civilization.
  它已成为人类文化发展的绊脚石。
• Civilization may be destroyed if there is another world war.
  如果再次发生世界大战，文明世界可能会被摧毁。
• Two hundred years seems like the blink of an eye in the history of Chinese civilization.
  二百年时间在中国文明史上只不过是一瞬间。
• Archives are the record of social development and history, record of human civilization and activities.
  档案是社会发展和历史的记录，是人类文明和人类价值活动的凝固。
• It is with education that we inherit, continue and develop our civilization and make it more brilliant.
  依靠教育，我们继承，延续和发展了我们的文明并使其光辉灿烂。