civilization
英[ˌsɪvəlaɪ'zeɪʃn]
美[ˌsɪvələ'zeɪʃn]
- n. 文明;开化;教养
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详细释义
- [U]文明,文化 the way people live together in a certain place at a certain time
n. (名词)
英英释义
Noun:
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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"
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the social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization
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a particular society at a particular time and place;
"early Mayan civilization"
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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》
- 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 civilization of mankind has taken thousands of years.
人类经数千年才文明开化。 - 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。 - The civilization of these tribes will take a long time.
这些部落的开化将需很长时间。 - These letters revealed her wit and civilization.
这些信流露出她的教养和才华。 - 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.)
- 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。 - 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。
用作名词 (n.)
用法讲解
n. (名词)
- 在英式英语中,civilization也可以写作civilisation。
n. (名词)
- civilization, cultivation, culture
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- 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
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- 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.)
动词+~
- adopt a civilization 汲取文明
- create〔destroy〕 the civilization 创造〔毁灭〕文明
- spread civilization 传播文明
- ancient civilization 古代文明
- modern civilization 现代文明
- great civilization 伟大文明
- high civilization 高度文明
- moral civilization 道德文明
- spiritual civilization 精神文明
- Oriental civilization 东方文明
- Western civilization 西方文明
- city civilization 城市文明
- machine civilization 机械文明
- level of civilization 文明水准
- march toward civilization 向文明前进
- civilization of the future 未来的文明
- civilization on a modern basis 现代基础上的文明
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