Civilization
[ ,sɪvələ'zeʃən ]
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n. 文明，文化;开化，教化;修养;文明社会;
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civil市民；礼貌+ization...化→文明 → 文明，文化
📝 例句
civilization stagnates
文明停滞不前
Ancient Greece was an advanced civilization.
古希腊是个先进的文明国家。
retrograde in civilization
在文化上退步
adopt foreign civilization
吸取外国文明
found a great civilization on a modern basis
创立现代基础上的伟大文明
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📖 牛津释义
civilization
civilisation, n
1 [U] becoming or making sb civilized 开化; 教化
The civilization of mankind has taken thousands of years. 人类经数千年才文明开化.
2
(a) [U] (esp advanced) state of human social development （尤指高级的）文明, 文明阶段.
(b) [C] culture and way of life of a people, nation or period regarded as a stage in the development of organized society （一民族、 国家或时期的）文化和生活方式
the civilizations of ancient Egypt and Babylon 古埃及和巴比伦文化.
3 [U] civilized conditions or society 文明的环境; 文明社会; 文明世界
live far from civilization, ie far from a large town or city 在远离文明世界的地方生活（远离大城市）
(joc 谑) It's good to get back to civilization after living in a tent for two weeks! 在帐篷里过了两个星期後, 又回到文明社会可真舒服!
🔁 扩展释义
*[si,vilai'zeiʃәn]n. 文明, 教化【法】 文明, 文化, 文明国家的总称
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So soon? Can't you stay a little longer?
就要走啊？你不能多呆一会儿吗？
Please speak more slowly.
请说得慢一些。
The man who manoeuvres carelessly into his five shillings worth of space ,at one of Europe's myriad permanent sites may find himself bumping a Bentley.
如果一位游客漫不经心地驾车驶入欧洲无数常年营地之一，花20镑租用一个空位，那么他可能会碰见一辆本特利汽车，