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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

    • Hunger and drought led to the collapse of Mayan civilisation a millennium ago.
      一千年前饥荒和旱灾引发了玛雅文明的失落;
    • 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。
    • This opera is one of the cultural totems of Western civilisation.
      这部歌剧是西方文明的文化标志物之一。
    • 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。
    • That almost certainly predates human civilisation.
      那几乎是在人类文明之前了。
    • 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。
    • Perhaps stories such as this are fables that suggest the need for a reconciliation between civilisation and the wild.
      类似的故事或许表明文明社会和荒野需要和解。
    • Energy and ideas are the twin bases of our civilisation.
      能源和思想是我们文明的两大基石。
    • 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。
    • 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。