civilizations

英 [ˌsɪvɪlaɪˈzeɪʃənz]

美 [ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeɪʃənz]

n.  文明; (特定时期和地区的)社会文明; 文明世界; 文明社会
civilization的复数

柯林斯词典

in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 civilisation


• N-VAR 文明社会
  Acivilizationis a human society with its own social organization and culture.
  1. The ancient civilizations of Central and Latin America were founded upon corn...
     古代中美洲和拉丁美洲的文明社会是建立在玉米之上的。
  2. It seemed to him that western civilization was in grave economic and cultural danger.
     在他看来，西方文明似乎陷入严重的经济和文化危机。
• N-UNCOUNT 文明;文明的生活
  Civilizationis the state of having an advanced level of social organization and a comfortable way of life.
  1. ...our advanced state of civilisation.
     我们高度发达的文明
• N-UNCOUNT 文明地区
  You can refer to a place where you can enjoy the comforts that you consider to be necessary ascivilization.
  1. ...when I returned to civilization.
     我重新回到文明地区时

双语例句

• As the civilizations of Lemuria and Atlantis matured, conflict developed between the two.
  当利莫里亚和亚特兰蒂斯文明高度发达时，两者之间的冲突加剧了。
• Both China and France have ancient histories and distinctive civilizations.
  中国和法国都是有着独特文明的古老国度。
• This can only be maintained with collaboration of all world civilizations.
  世界所有文明的合作能让这维持下去。
• Reinvigorating and encouraging translation and dissemination of basic manuscripts and books and studies representing different cultures and civilizations;
  加大力度并鼓励翻译和传播代表不同文化和文明的基本论述、著作和研究；
• China and Europe are two civilizations that promote human progress.
  中国和欧洲是推动人类进步的两大文明。
• Afterall, Sumerian and other Near Eastern civilizations were conquered and replaced by other empires.
  毕竟，闪族人和其他近东文明被征服和被其他帝国取代。
• The nations and civilizations that developed around these features have adapted to their geography.
  在这些（地貌）特征附近发展起来的民族和文明都适应了他们的地理环境。
• Pottery was so important to early cultures that scientists now study it to learn more about ancient civilizations.
  陶器在早期文化中占据了如此重要的地位，以致于科学家们现在通过研究陶器来获取对古代文明的更多的了解。
• Countries having different civilizations and social systems and taking different roads to development should respect one another.
  世界上的各种文明、不同的社会制度和发展道路应彼此尊重。
• Civilizations do eventually decline and perish.
  各种文明最后都会衰落、消亡。