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

• 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。
• 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。”
• Bread in the sense of food is the indispensable basis of human culture and civilisation.
  面包在食品意义上是人文化和文明的不可缺少的基础。
• Culture and religion do not a civilisation make.
  文化和宗教不会产生一个文明。
• Eventually we found civilisation and contacted the British Embassy.
  最终，我们回到了文明社会，并与英国大使馆取得了联系。
• 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。
• 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。
• Far from being sinister, pleasing people is the very foundation of civilisation and of capitalism.
  取悦他人绝非阴险，而恰恰是文明和资本主义的基础。
• We wanted to single out the main threat to civilisation.
  我们想特别指出威胁文明的主要因素。
• A dam is a sign of social progress and civilisation, he said.
  他说：大坝是社会进步和文明的象征。