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

• The civilisation in Central America today is not at all like the civilisation there a thousand years ago.
  现今的中美洲文明与一千年前的文明是不完全相同的。
• That almost certainly predates human civilisation.
  那几乎是在人类文明之前了。
• 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。
• 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。
• Eventually we found civilisation and contacted the British Embassy.
  最终，我们回到了文明社会，并与英国大使馆取得了联系。
• Knowledge about this great civilisation came to the Occident indirectly however in its Greek version.
  而西方人是间接地从希腊了解关于这种伟大文明的知识。
• They are the same civilisation as us.
  他们是跟我们一样的文明市民。
• History had ended with the triumph of western civilisation.
  历史以西方文明的胜利进行了终结。
• Altman asserted, 'We were making a political statement about western civilisation and greed.'
  奥尔特曼坚称，“我们那时正要发表一份关于西方文明和贪婪的政治宣言。”
• 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。