英 [ˌsɪvəlaɪˈzeɪʃn] 美 [ˌsɪvələˈzeɪʃn]
n. 文明；文明社会，文明国家；人类社会；舒适的生活环境；教化，开化
[ 复数 civilizations ][1]
柯林斯英汉双解大词典
civilization /ˌsɪvɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ CET4 TEM4
BRIT also civilisation
1.N-VAR A civilization is a human society with its own social organization and culture. 文明社会
2.N-UNCOUNT Civilization is the state of having an advanced level of social organization and a comfortable way of life. 文明[1]
spiritual civilization 精神文明
modern civilization 现代文明
ancient civilization 古代文明；远古文化
material civilization 物质文明
western civilization 西方文明；西方文化
socialist political civilization 社会主义政治文明建设[1]
1、Civilization is on the brink of apocalypse. 文明已濒临毁灭的边缘。
2、I finally reached what we laughingly call civilization. 我终于到了我们戏称为文明之地的地方。
3、Environmental damage threatens the whole of civilization. 环境的破坏威胁着整个文明世界。
4、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！
5、He really thinks that European civilization is morally bankrupt. 他确实认为欧洲文明在道德上全无价值。
6、This opera is one of the cultural totems of Western civilization. 这部歌剧是西方文明的文化标志之一。
7、I think we can date the decline of Western Civilization quite precisely. 我认为我们可以非常准确的推断出西方文明衰落的年代。
8、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。
9、European civilization was the first to impose itself across the whole world. 欧洲文明是最先传扬到全世界的。
10、Three major narratives intertwine within Foucault's text, "Madness and Civilization." 福考特的文章《疯狂与文明》中交织着三种主要的叙述。
11、The book contrasts modern civilization with the ideal of the noble savage who lived in harmony with nature. 这本书将现代文明同与自然界和谐相处的高尚野蛮人的理想进行了对比。
12、They were in the van of civilization. 他们是文明的先导者。
13、Digital life could replace human civilization. 数字生活将取代人类文明。
14、Industrial civilization adapts to new knowledge. 工业文明适应新的知识。
15、The old civilization was fast falling into decay. 旧文化很快地衰落下去。
16、Greek civilization had quality; Rome, mere quantity. 希腊文明有质量；罗马文明只有数量。
17、China is one of the birthlands of ancient civilization. 中国是古代文明的发源地之一。
18、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。
19、That is the achievement of the progress of human civilization. 那是人类文明进步的成果。
20、Western civilization has been deeply influenced by Greek Culture. 西方文明深受希腊文化的影响。
21、We spent a week visiting the wonders of Ancient Greek civilization. 我们花了一周时间游览古希腊文明的奇观。
22、For them, commerce and economic development were agents of civilization. 对他们来说，商业和经济的发展是推动文明社会发展的动力。
23、Many people believed that world civilization started in the ancient Rome. 很多人认为世界文明开始于古罗马。
24、Since the dawn of civilization, people have been curious about the age of Earth. 自从文明出现以来，人们就一直对地球的年龄感到好奇。
25、At first sight, the plain did not appear to be a likely home for a civilization. 乍一看，这片平原似乎不像是一个文明的家园。
26、We won't know whether such "biosignatures" are an indication of slime or civilization. 我们将不会知道那样的“生命信号”所预示的究竟是一堆烂泥还是一种文明。
27、Science has a cultural history, too, with roots going back to the dawn of civilization. 科学也有文化历史，其根源可以追溯到文明的开端。
28、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。
29、There's been a warning about the imminent death of literate civilization for a long time. 很长一段时间以来，一直有关于文化文明即将死亡的警告。
30、Chopsticks are highly praised by Westerners as a hallmark of ancient oriental civilization. 筷子被西方人高度赞扬为古代东方文明的标志。[1]