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n.
文明
文明社会
社会文明
人类文明的生活
civ·i·li·za·tion
sI v lih zeI shn
复数:civilizations
词根:civil
adj.civil 公民的;民间的;文职的;有礼貌的;根据民法的
civilized 文明的;有礼貌的
civilised 文明的
n.civilisation (英)文明(等于civilization)
v.civilized 教化;使…文明;启发(civilize的过去分词)
vi.civilize 变得文明
civilise 变成文明社会(等于civilize)
vt.civilize 使文明;教化;使开化
civilise 教化;文明化;使开化
noun
an advanced state of development of a society as judged by such things as having a complex system of government and laws, use of a written language, and the keeping of written records.Fertile land and an abundant water supply were what made civilization possible in the region.
the culture and achievements characteristic of a society that has reached such a level of development.We studied the ancient civilizations of China.
any society and its culture at a particular time or over a span of time.American civilization changed immensely as a result of these technological innovations.
the process of civilizing or becoming civilized.Civilization was a slow process in the colder climates.
a place offering human society and modern convenience, as opposed to the wilderness.After spending months in the Arctic, they were ready to return to civilization.
refinement in intellectual and cultural matters.She was now moving in high social circles and considered herself a woman of civilization.
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 civilizationn. 西方文明;西方文化
socialist political civilization社会主义政治文明建设
这组词都有“文化,文明”的意思,其区别是:
civilization指广义的文化,标志人类发展开化的进程。强调物质方面的文明。
culture侧重指精神方面,即多由科技、文化等所体现的人类智力开发的程度。
以上来源于网络
1704年,指“将刑事诉讼变为民事诉讼的法律”,现已废弃,源自 civil 和 -ization。1772年首次记录了“文明状态,从野蛮生活中被开垦出来的状态”,可能源自法语 civilisation,作为 barbarity 的对立词,与 civility 是不同的词。源自 civilize 和 -ation。指“一个特定的人类社会在文明条件下,随着时间的推移,被视为一个整体”的意义来自1857年。相关: Civilizational。
文化
see civil
The first known use of civilization was in 1760
claimantnoun
a person who claims to have a right to something
claim1 of 2verb
to ask for as rightfully belonging to oneself
claim an inheritance
to call for : require
business that claims attention
to put an end to life : take
an accident claimed his life
to state as a fact : maintain
claimed to have been cheated
to make a claim
claimed to know nothing about it
claim2 of 2noun
a demand for something due or believed to be due
an insurance claim
a right or title to something
a statement that may be doubted
a claim of authenticity
something claimedespecially: an area of land marked out by a settler or prospector
clad1 of 2
clackverb
to make or cause to make a clattering or clicking sound
clackverb
to make or cause to make a clattering or clicking sound
clabbernoun
sour milk that has thickened or curdled
civillyadverb
in a civil manner : politely
civilizeverb
to cause to develop out of a primitive stateespecially: to bring to an advanced stage (as in art, science, and government) of social development
civilizationnoun
a high level (as in art, science, and government) of social development
the way of life of a people
ancient Egyptian civilization
the series of changes involved in becoming civilized
refinement of thought, manners, or taste
a situation of urban comfort
1 The little woman’s gray eyes fastened shrewdly on Byerley, “Barbarians—the fall of civilization—possible failure of the Machine. Your thought processes are very transparent, monsieur.”
2 The civilization he meant to build has transmogrified to a forest thick with traps.
3 Founded by the Romans, Florence also had a legacy of ancient Roman civilization.
因为由罗马人建立, 佛罗伦萨也有大量的古罗马留下的文化.
4 Industrial civilization adapts to new knowledge.
工业文明适应新的知识。
5 Or might it be, despite all the pretensions about UFOs and ancient astronauts, that our civilization has not yet been discovered?
6 In modern Alexandria few people have a keen appreciation, much less a detailed knowledge, of the Alexandrian Library or of the great Egyptian civilization that preceded it for thousands of years.
7 We talked and argued and considered, and we remembered our evenings in the library at the Boniface Estate when we had wondered what a rat civilization would be like.
8 It won’t help much with your worry, you know, about civilization ending and stuff.
9 The Series are pocket albums, which contain the various kinds of Chinese ancient material civilization.
本丛书为袖珍本系列画册, 内容涵盖了中国古代物质文化的诸多门类.
10 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。
11 “That’s supposed to make me love them? Their precious ‘Western civilization is a disease, Percy.
12 The old civilization was fast falling into decay.
旧文化很快地衰落下去。
13 Such questions are as old as civilization.
这些问题象文明社会的历史一样古老.
14 Especially because we, new to radio astronomy, must be comparatively backward, and the transmitting civilization advanced, it makes more sense for us to listen than to send.
15 As a result, Indus civilization people supplemented their diet with hunting.
结果是, 印度河流域的人们以打猎为生.
16 I followed one of the walkways and explored the skeletal remains of a forgotten civilization.
17 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。
18 “The more we keep to civilization, the more likely that people will be civilized,” he says.
19 Therefore, my size itself is a safeguard against my ever sinking too low within the structure of our civilization.
20 Today we are again seeking messages from an ancient and exotic civilization, this time hidden from us not only in time but also in space.
1 大城市
4 文明
civil enlightenment civilize culture civilized clean christian enlighten couth civility kultur Christian enlightened civilness
5 教化
civilize edification culture cultivate reclaim humanize edify moralize light enlightenment reclamation cultivation enlighten domestication humanization
6 文雅
round refined fashionable attic humane cultured thoroughbred courtly urbane highbred raffine urbanity polish refine civilize
7 国家
10 教育
educational instructional scholastic education instruction schooling upbringing tutelage school raise educate civilize
11 文明人
12 开化