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civilization

英[ˌsɪvəlaɪ'zeɪʃn] 美[ˌsɪvələ'zeɪʃn]
  • n. 文明;开化;教养
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详细释义

    n. (名词)
    1. [U]文明,文化 the way people live together in a certain place at a certain time

英英释义

Noun:
  1. a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations);

    "the people slowly progressed from barbarism to civilization"

  2. the social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization

  3. a particular society at a particular time and place;

    "early Mayan civilization"

  4. the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste;

    "a man of intellectual refinement"
    "he is remembered for his generosity and civilization"

双语例句

1. I think we can date the decline of Western Civilization quite precisely.
我认为我们可以相当准确地确定西方文明开始衰落的年代。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Civilization is on the brink of apocalypse.
文明已濒临毁灭的边缘。

来自《权威词典》

3. the technology of modern civilization
现代文明的技术

来自《权威词典》

4. I finally reached what we laughingly call civilization.
我终于到了我们戏称为文明之地的地方。

来自《权威词典》

5. the last outpost of civilization
文明的边缘地区

来自《权威词典》

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. 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。
    2. The civilization of mankind has taken thousands of years.
      人类经数千年才文明开化。
    3. In some ways, civilization does not seem to have progressed much in the last century.
      在某些方面,上个世纪文明似乎进展不大。
    4. The civilization of these tribes will take a long time.
      这些部落的开化将需很长时间。
    5. These letters revealed her wit and civilization.
      这些信流露出她的教养和才华。
    6. He is remembered for his generosity and civilization.
      他因慷慨和良好的教养而被人们怀念。
    用作名词 (n.)
    1. The Romans brought civilization to many of the lands they conquered.
      罗马人给他们征服的许多地区带来了文明。
    2. 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。

用法讲解

n. (名词)
  1. 在英式英语中,civilization也可以写作civilisation。
n. (名词)
civilization, cultivation, culture
  • 这组词都可表示“文化”“文明”“修养”。它们的区别在于:
  • 1.在表示某一国家或民族所特有的文化时, civilization常与culture互换使用。
  • 2.civilization一般指的是与barbarism(野蛮)相对立的“文明”或“文化”; culture指某种类型的文化、风俗、信仰或传统等,尤指民族的艺术与思想; cultivation主要指身心文明、礼貌等的“养成”或“培养”。
  • civilization,culture
  • 这两个名词均含“文化,文明”之意。
  • civilization指广义的文化,标志人类发展开化的进程。强调物质方面的文明。
  • culture侧重指精神方面,即多由科技、文化等所体现的人类智力开发的程度。
  • 用作名词 (n.)
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