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

• The World Expo is a vivid demonstration of the diversity of human civilizations.
  世博会生动展现了人类文明的多样性。
• We should strengthen the exchange and dialogue between different civilizations, and prevent civilization confrontation or conflict.
  我们要加强不同文明之间的交流与对话，防止文明对抗或冲突的发生。
• 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。
• Ancient civilizations believed in the curative powers of fresh air and sunlight.
  远古文明相信新鲜的空气和阳光有治病的功效。
• 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；
• A culture of peace and dialogue among all civilizations should be actively promoted.
  应积极促进所有文明之间的和平与对话文化。
• Global interests of Western Civilizations started to spread with economy and military power.
  西方文明的全球利益开始扩展其经济和军事势力。
• 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。
• But this was not so in ancient times, western civilizations and Chinese civilizations had their own merits respectively.
  但古代并不是这样，西方文化和中国文化各有所长。
• 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。