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

• Three major narratives intertwine within Foucault's text, 'Madness and Civilisation'
  3个主要故事在福柯的《疯癫与文明》一书当中密切相联。
• Altman asserted, 'We were making a political statement about western civilisation and greed.'
  奥尔特曼坚称，“我们那时正要发表一份关于西方文明和贪婪的政治宣言。”
• History had ended with the triumph of western civilisation.
  历史以西方文明的胜利进行了终结。
• 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。
• Culture and religion do not a civilisation make.
  文化和宗教不会产生一个文明。
• They are the same civilisation as us.
  他们是跟我们一样的文明市民。
• 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。
• 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。
• Wisdom derived from knowledge creates truth, being the foundation element of a sustainable civilisation.
  源于知识的智慧创造出真理，而这真理是一个可持续文明的根基要素。
• 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；