civilization
柯林斯詞典
1. N-VAR A civilization is a human society with its own social organization and culture. 文明社會
The ancient civilizations of Central and Latin America were founded upon corn. 中美洲和拉丁美洲的古代文明社會是建立在玉米之上的。
2. N-UNCOUNT Civilization is the state of having an advanced level of social organization and a comfortable way of life. 文明
...our advanced state of civilization. …我們高度的文明形態(tài)。
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civilization /?s?v?la??ze???n/ (civilizations)
BRIT also civilisation
劍橋詞典
- We spent a week visiting the wonders of Ancient Greek civilization.
- I heard a radio programme recently all about the Aztec civilization in Central America .
- Historians still argue about what causes such a mighty civilization to collapse .
- I hated living in such an isolated place and longed to get back to civilization.
- Many different civilizations have left their mark on the country and its culture .
civilization noun (DEVELOPED SOCIETY)
[ 可數名詞：有複數形式的名詞 or 不可數或單數名詞：沒有複數形式的名詞 ]human society with its well developed social organizations , or the culture and way of life of a society or country at a particular period in time
文明社會；（特定時期特定社會或國家的）文明，文化
Some people think that nuclear war would mean the end of civilization. 有人認爲核戰(zhàn)爭將意味著文明的終結。
Cuzco was the centre of one of the world's most famous civilizations, that of the Incas. 庫斯科是世界上最著名的文明之一，即印加文明的中心。
[ 不可數或單數名詞：沒有複數形式的名詞 ] mainly humorous
a place that has comfortable living conditions
文明世界，舒適的生活環(huán)境
How does it feel to be back in civilization after all those weeks in a tent ? 在帳篷裡住了這麼多星期，重返舒適的文明世界，感覺如何？
例句
civilization noun (PROCESS)
[ 不可數或單數名詞：沒有複數形式的名詞 ]the process of educating a society so that its culture becomes more developed
教化；開化
The civilization of Britain by the Romans took years to complete . 羅馬人對不列顛人的教化用了許多年才得以完成。 返回 civilization