Civilization
[ ,sɪvələ'zeʃən ]
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n. 文明，文化;开化，教化;修养;文明社会;
💡 词根助记
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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-urb-表示“城市”
📖 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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This is wonderful, you're a great cook.
太好吃了，你真是个好厨师。
It's just around the corner.
转弯就是。
The party then searched the whole cave thoroughly but did not find anything except an empty tin trunk.
队员们接着又把整个洞彻底搜寻了一遍，但除了一只空铁皮箱外什么也没找到。