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

• 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。
• Athens, the capital of Greece, is known as the birthplace of western civilisation.
  雅典是希腊的首都，作为西方文明的发源地而文明。
• 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。
• That almost certainly predates human civilisation.
  那几乎是在人类文明之前了。
• History had ended with the triumph of western civilisation.
  历史以西方文明的胜利进行了终结。
• 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。
• They are the same civilisation as us.
  他们是跟我们一样的文明市民。
• For at least two millennia the state has been seen as the guardian and embodiment of Chinese civilisation.
  在至少两千年的时间里，政府被视为中华文明的守卫者和化身。
• 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。
• Now that we have the capacity to destroy civilisation, relations among powerful states have become perilous.
  现如今，我们有能力摧毁文明，强国之间的关系也开始变得危险。