civilization 详细解释

civilization

[.sivilai'zeiʃən]

n.文明, 开化, 教养

n.

1. 文明; 文明阶段; 文明国家; 文明世界[U]

2. (特定时期, 特定地区的)文化[C]

Chinese civilization is one of the oldest in the world.

中国文明是世界上最古老的文明之一。

3. 【口】(现代生活的)文明设施[U]

4. 开化(过程), 教化(过程)[U]

The civilization of these tribes will take a long time.

这些部落的开化将需很长时间。

词形变化

名词复数:civilizations

词义辨析

同义:

n.文化

culture  

反义:

n.文明

barbarism  

英英释义

名词 civilization:

a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)

同义词:civilisation

the social process whereby societies achieve civilization

同义词:civilisation

a particular society at a particular time and place

同义词:culture, civilisation

the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste

同义词:refinement, civilisation

补充

civilizationcivilization英:[ˌsivilaiˈzeiʃən] 美:[ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeʃən]n.1.文明, 文化

例句

1. the earliest great civilizations: Egypt, Sumer, Assyria最早的伟大文明:埃及、苏美尔和亚述 2. It seemed to him that western civilization was in grave economic and cultural danger.在他看来, 西方文明世界似乎陷入了严重的经济和文化危机。 3. The Romans brought civilization to many of the lands they conquered.罗马人把文明带到了他们所征服的很多国家。 4. the Victorians equated the railways with progress and civilization.维多利亚时代的人将铁路视为文明和进步。 5. the great books of Western civilization.讲述西方文明的伟大书籍。 6. [count noun]the early civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt.美索不达米亚和埃及的早期文明。 7. in the UK nowhere is very far from civilization.在英国没有一处地方过不上舒适便捷的现代生活。 8. the civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome古希腊、古罗马的文明社会 9. Western civilization西方文明社会 10. the civilization of the human race人类文明 11. Global warming poses a threat to the whole of civilization.地球暖化对整个世界造成威胁。 12. modern civilization现代文明 13. the impact of technical advancements on civilization技术进步对文明的影响 14. ancient/modern civilizations古代/现代文明社会 15. We are studying ancient Greek/Egyptian civilization.我们在学习古希腊/古埃及的社会文明。 16. a book about life on the planet after wars have destroyed civilization一本描述战争毁灭人类社会后地球上生活状况的书 17. He was sick of camping with his family and wanted to get back to civilization and his video games.他厌倦了和家人一起露营的生活,很想回到文明世界玩电子游戏。