civilisation

英 [ˌsɪvɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən]

美 [ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeɪʃən]

文明的轨迹; 文明的脚印; 文明课

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柯林斯词典

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

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。
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。
Knowledge about this great civilisation came to the Occident indirectly however in its Greek version.
而西方人是间接地从希腊了解关于这种伟大文明的知识。
That a people still exists is not the same thing as a civilisation still existing.
一群人还存在与一个文明还存在是不同的。
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。”
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。
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。
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。
But they have common antecedents in Greek and Roman civilisation and monotheistic Christianity.
但它们都源于希腊与罗马文明，以及一神论的基督教。
That almost certainly predates human civilisation.
那几乎是在人类文明之前了。