civilisation

英 [ˌsɪvɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən]

美 [ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeɪʃən]

文明的轨迹; 文明的脚印; 文明课

BNC.7162

柯林斯词典

noun

the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste
1. a man of intellectual refinement
2. he is remembered for his generosity and civilization
Synonym:refinementcivilization
a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)
1. the people slowly progressed from barbarism to civilization
Synonym:civilization
a particular society at a particular time and place
1. early Mayan civilization
Synonym:culturecivilization
the social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization
Synonym:civilization

That a people still exists is not the same thing as a civilisation still existing.
一群人还存在与一个文明还存在是不同的。
It has been many centuries since the Mediterranean Sea was the centre of civilisation.
现在距地中海为文明中心的时代已有许多个世纪了。
Athens, the capital of Greece, is known as the birthplace of western civilisation.
雅典是希腊的首都，作为西方文明的发源地而文明。
He really thinks that European civilisation is morally bankrupt.
他确实认为欧洲文明道德沦丧。
A dam is a sign of social progress and civilisation, he said.
他说：大坝是社会进步和文明的象征。
The civilisation in Central America today is not at all like the civilisation there a thousand years ago.
现今的中美洲文明与一千年前的文明是不完全相同的。
Eventually we found civilisation and contacted the British Embassy.
最终，我们回到了文明社会，并与英国大使馆取得了联系。
That almost certainly predates human civilisation.
那几乎是在人类文明之前了。
History had ended with the triumph of western civilisation.
历史以西方文明的胜利进行了终结。
For at least two millennia the state has been seen as the guardian and embodiment of Chinese civilisation.
在至少两千年的时间里，政府被视为中华文明的守卫者和化身。