civilization

英 [ˌsɪvəlaɪˈzeɪʃn]

美 [ˌsɪvələˈzeɪʃn]

n. 文明; (特定时期和地区的)社会文明; 文明世界; 文明社会

Collins.2 / BNC.6655 / COCA.3459

同义词辨析

civilization culture【导航词义：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。

〔例证〕

The civilization of mankind has taken thousands of years to develop.
人类经数千年才文明开化。
The ancient Egyptians had an advanced civilization.
古埃及人曾经拥有高度的文明。

culturen. 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。

〔例证〕

I work with people from different cultures.
我和来自不同文化的人一起工作。
I was raised in American culture.
我是在美国文化中长大的。

noun

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。
（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
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。
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

N-VAR 文明社会
Acivilizationis 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。
N-UNCOUNT 文明;文明的生活
Civilizationis 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
N-UNCOUNT 文明地区
You can refer to a place where you can enjoy the comforts that you consider to be necessary ascivilization.
1. ...when I returned to civilization.
  我重新回到文明地区时

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:refinementcivilisation
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
a particular society at a particular time and place
1. early Mayan civilization
Synonym:culturecivilisation
the social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization
Synonym:civilisation

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。
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。
All civilization ought to be aroused against war.
应唤起整个文明世界来反对战争。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。