civilization
英 [?s?v?la??ze???n]
美[,s?v?l?'ze??n]
- n. 文明；文化
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复数:?civilizations;
英文词源
- civilization (n.)
- 1704, "law which makes a criminal process civil," from civilize + -ation. Sense of "civilized condition" first recorded 1772, probably from French civilisation, to be an opposite to barbarity and a distinct word from civility. Sense of a particular human society in a civilized condition, considered as a whole over time, is from 1857. Related: Civilizational.
双语例句
- 1. I think we can date the decline of Western Civilization quite precisely.
- 我认为我们可以相当准确地确定西方文明开始衰落的年代。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Civilization is on the brink of apocalypse.
- 文明已濒临毁灭的边缘。
来自《权威词典》
- 3. the technology of modern civilization
- 现代文明的技术
来自《权威词典》
- 4. I finally reached what we laughingly call civilization.
- 我终于到了我们戏称为文明之地的地方。
来自《权威词典》
- 5. the last outpost of civilization
- 文明的边缘地区
来自《权威词典》