civilisation
英 [sɪvɪlaɪ'zeɪʃən] 美 [sɪvɪlaɪ'zeɪʃən]

n.

文明，文化；

英英释义

civilisation[ ,sivilai'zeiʃən, -li'z- ]

• n.
  • the social process whereby societies achieve civilization

    同义词：civilization

  • a particular society at a particular time and place

    同义词：culturecivilization

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

    同义词：civilization

  • the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste

    同义词：refinementcivilization

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. But the concept of civilisation itself is not.
   但是，文明的概念本身并不是。
2. One can also put this in terms of technology, rather than civilisation.
   有人可能也给这种事以技术学的而不是文明的术语。
3. The gaunt and grave civilisation of the thirteenth century was presented with that of the nineteenth, grinning, prosperous, and well armed.
   十三世纪的贫乏而朴素的文化就和那微笑的，昌盛的而又武装得很好的十九世纪的文明呈现在一起了。

权威例句

Civilisation and peptic ulcer.
Vers une civilisation du loisir ?
Civilisation materielle, economie, capitalism
The Eastern origins of Western civilisation
L’Inde, une civilisation ancienne qui rajeunit de plus en plus
Globalisation, Market Civilisation, and Disciplinary Neoliberalism
Civilisation matérielle, économie et capitalisme, XVe-XVIIIe siècle by Fernand Braudel
Civilisation matérielle, économie et capitalisme, XVe-XVIIIe siècle by Fernand Braudel
Trade and Civilisation in the Indian Ocean: The Portuguese seaborne empire in the Indian Ocean
Sport matters: sociological studies of sport, violence and civilisation.