civilisation

英 [ˌsɪvɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən]

美 [ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeɪʃən]

文明的轨迹; 文明的脚印; 文明课

复数：civilisations　

高考TEM8

BNC.7162

柯林斯词典

• → see:civilization

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:refinementcivilization
• 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:civilization
• a particular society at a particular time and place
  1. early Mayan civilization
  Synonym:culturecivilization
• the social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization
  Synonym:civilization

双语例句

• Hunger and drought led to the collapse of Mayan civilisation a millennium ago.
  一千年前饥荒和旱灾引发了玛雅文明的失落；
• Legend has it that the Vedic civilisation was highly advanced.
  传说中的吠陀文明是高度发达的文明。
• The most important political value for the Chinese is unity, is the maintenance of Chinese civilisation.
  政治上对中国最重要的价值是统一，是去维持中国文明。
• Bread in the sense of food is the indispensable basis of human culture and civilisation.
  面包在食品意义上是人文化和文明的不可缺少的基础。
• Wisdom derived from knowledge creates truth, being the foundation element of a sustainable civilisation.
  源于知识的智慧创造出真理，而这真理是一个可持续文明的根基要素。
• This opera is one of the cultural totems of Western civilisation.
  这部歌剧是西方文明的文化标志物之一。
• That almost certainly predates human civilisation.
  那几乎是在人类文明之前了。
• A dam is a sign of social progress and civilisation, he said.
  他说：大坝是社会进步和文明的象征。
• Civilisation and culture can spread, and so can peace and development.
  文明文化可以传播，和平发展也可以传播。
• Perhaps stories such as this are fables that suggest the need for a reconciliation between civilisation and the wild.
  类似的故事或许表明文明社会和荒野需要和解。