civilization

noun

1. 文明
   a state of human society that is very developed and organized
   1. the technology of modern civilization
      现代文明的技术
   2. The Victorians regarded the railways as bringing progress and civilization.
      维多利亚时代的人认为铁路带来了进步和文明。
2. （特定时期和地区的）社会文明
   a society, its culture and its way of life during a particular period of time or in a particular part of the world
   1. the civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome
      古希腊和古罗马的社会文明
   2. diseases that are common in Western civilization
      西方文明社会的常见弊病
3. 文明世界；文明社会
   all the people in the world and the societies they live in, considered as a whole
   1. Environmental damage threatens the whole of civilization.
      环境的破坏威胁着整个文明世界。
4. 人类文明的生活
   a place that offers you the comfortable way of life of a modern society
   1. It's good to be back in civilization after two weeks in a tent!
      在帐篷里住了两个星期后又回到人类文明的生活可真好呀！

in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 civilisation


1. N-VAR 文明社会
   A civilization is a human society with its own social organization and culture.
   1. The ancient civilizations of Central and Latin America were founded upon corn...
      古代中美洲和拉丁美洲的文明社会是建立在玉米之上的。
   2. It seemed to him that western civilization was in grave economic and cultural danger.
      在他看来，西方文明似乎陷入严重的经济和文化危机。
2. N-UNCOUNT 文明;文明的生活
   Civilization is the state of having an advanced level of social organization and a comfortable way of life.
   1. ...our advanced state of civilisation.
      我们高度发达的文明
3. N-UNCOUNT 文明地区
   You can refer to a place where you can enjoy the comforts that you consider to be necessary as civilization .
   1. ...when I returned to civilization.
      我重新回到文明地区时

1. To be cast out from civilization was the worst fate that could possibly befall me.
   被文明社会抛弃是可能降临在我身上的最悲惨的命运。
2. The ancient civilizations of Central and Latin America were founded upon corn
   古代中美洲和拉丁美洲的文明社会是建立在玉米之上的。
3. It seemed to him that western civilization was in grave economic and cultural danger.
   在他看来，西方文明似乎陷入严重的经济和文化危机。
4. 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。
5. When it was time to leave and return to civilization we both felt rejuvenated
   当就要离开这里返回文明世界时，我们俩都觉得恢复了活力。
6. When a tribe encounters civilization, the first things to get trampled underfoot are the religious beliefs of the tribe.
   当一个部落遭遇文明，首先被践踏脚下的是该部落的宗教信仰。
7. Two hundred years seems like the blink of an eye in the history of Chinese civilization.
   二百年时间在中国文明史上只不过是一瞬间。
8. One age bequeaths its civilization to the next.
   前一代将其文明传给后一代。
9. They were in the van of civilization.
   他们是文明的先导者。
10. The Chinese civilization is one of the oldest in the world.
    中国文化是世界上最古老的文化之一。
11. All civilization ought to be aroused against war.
    应唤起整个文明世界来反对战争。
12. The old civilization was fast falling into decay.
    旧文化很快地衰落下去。
13. The Indus civilization was brought to light in excavation by Sir John Marshall in the1920s.
    印度河文化是约翰·马歇尔爵士20世纪20年代进行的发掘中发现的。
14. The Yellow River was the cradle of Chinese civilization.
    黄河是我国文化的摇篮。
15. The ascent of man from his original state to modern civilization.
    人类从原始状态到现代文明的演进。
16. It has become a stumbling block to the progress of human civilization.
    它已成为人类文化发展的绊脚石。
17. They simply don't like the environment of civilization; this is, the city, with all its ugliness and tension.
    他们就是不喜欢文明世界的环境，也就是说不喜欢大都市，充满了丑恶与紧张的大都市。
18. Civilization may be destroyed if there is another world war.
    如果再次发生世界大战，文明世界可能会被摧毁。
19. It is said that civilization is always on the move.
    有人说文明经常在进步。
20. Social science affirms that women's place in society marks the level of civilization.
    社会科学认为，妇女在社会中的地位标志着文明的水平。
21. A civilization is the collective memory of a country or a nation.
    一个国家和民族的文明是一个国家和民族的集体记忆。
22. It is with education that we inherit, continue and develop our civilization and make it more brilliant.
    依靠教育，我们继承，延续和发展了我们的文明并使其光辉灿烂。
23. Studying the Mayan civilization will be very important for understanding the evolution of human society.
    研究玛雅文化，对认识人类社会和科学技术的发展都具有重要意义。
24. History plays a very important role in the development of civilization.
    历史在文明的发展中占了一个很重要的地位。
25. I line up, I civilization, I comity, I am happy!
    我排队、我文明、我礼让、我快乐！
26. The Greeks built a civilization and culture of their own.
    希腊人创造了他们自己的文明和文化。
27. Books have played a vital role in the development of human civilization.
    书在人类文明发展史上扮演了重要的角色。
28. It has been touched and influenced by civilization and artificiality.
    它已被感动和影响文明和矫揉造作。
29. The heritage and development of Liuzhou dialect is significant for the material civilization and spiritual civilization construction.
    柳州方言的继承与发展，对柳州物质文明和精神文明建设，都具有重要的意义。
30. Archives are the record of social development and history, record of human civilization and activities.
    档案是社会发展和历史的记录，是人类文明和人类价值活动的凝固。

  civilization culture【导航词义：文明】

  civilization n. 文明

〔辨析〕指人类社会发达、有序的运行状态，侧重物质方面，尤指某一时期或地域的文明。

  culture n. 文化，文明

〔辨析〕指某一社会的人们所共有的观念、生活方式、艺术和风俗习惯等。

noun

1. 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:    refinementcivilisation

2. 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:    civilisation

3. a particular society at a particular time and place
   1. early Mayan civilization

   Synonym:    culturecivilisation

4. the social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization

   Synonym:    civilisation