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civilisation

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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

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

    • It has been many centuries since the Mediterranean Sea was the centre of civilisation.
      现在距地中海为文明中心的时代已有许多个世纪了。
    • The major determinant of a civilisation is scientific knowledge and technology, facilitated by ease of communication within it.
      成为文明的主要的决定因素是科学知识和技术,由他们内部交流的扩大而促进。
    • But they have common antecedents in Greek and Roman civilisation and monotheistic Christianity.
      但它们都源于希腊与罗马文明,以及一神论的基督教。
    • That a people still exists is not the same thing as a civilisation still existing.
      一群人还存在与一个文明还存在是不同的。
    • History had ended with the triumph of western civilisation.
      历史以西方文明的胜利进行了终结。
    • They are the same civilisation as us.
      他们是跟我们一样的文明市民。
    • We wanted to single out the main threat to civilisation.
      我们想特别指出威胁文明的主要因素。
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • 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。