civilisation

1. → see: civilization

1. Altman asserted, 'We were making a political statement about western civilisation and greed.'
   奥尔特曼坚称，“我们那时正要发表一份关于西方文明和贪婪的政治宣言。”
2. He really thinks that European civilisation is morally bankrupt.
   他确实认为欧洲文明道德沦丧。
3. Three major narratives intertwine within Foucault's text, 'Madness and Civilisation'
   3个主要故事在福柯的《疯癫与文明》一书当中密切相联。
4. We wanted to single out the main threat to civilisation.
   我们想特别指出威胁文明的主要因素。
5. This opera is one of the cultural totems of Western civilisation.
   这部歌剧是西方文明的文化标志物之一。
6. Both China and Africa are cradles of human civilisation and lands of great promise.
   中国和非洲都是人类文明的发祥地，都是充满希望的热土。
7. Civilisation and culture can spread, and so can peace and development.
   文明文化可以传播，和平发展也可以传播。
8. 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。
9. Now that we have the capacity to destroy civilisation, relations among powerful states have become perilous.
   现如今，我们有能力摧毁文明，强国之间的关系也开始变得危险。
10. Wisdom derived from knowledge creates truth, being the foundation element of a sustainable civilisation.
    源于知识的智慧创造出真理，而这真理是一个可持续文明的根基要素。
11. But they have common antecedents in Greek and Roman civilisation and monotheistic Christianity.
    但它们都源于希腊与罗马文明，以及一神论的基督教。
12. Bread in the sense of food is the indispensable basis of human culture and civilisation.
    面包在食品意义上是人文化和文明的不可缺少的基础。
13. Legend has it that the Vedic civilisation was highly advanced.
    传说中的吠陀文明是高度发达的文明。
14. 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。
15. Culture and religion do not a civilisation make.
    文化和宗教不会产生一个文明。
16. Hunger and drought led to the collapse of Mayan civilisation a millennium ago.
    一千年前饥荒和旱灾引发了玛雅文明的失落；
17. 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。
18. They are the same civilisation as us.
    他们是跟我们一样的文明市民。
19. 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。
20. 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。
21. The most important political value for the Chinese is unity, is the maintenance of Chinese civilisation.
    政治上对中国最重要的价值是统一，是去维持中国文明。
22. Knowledge about this great civilisation came to the Occident indirectly however in its Greek version.
    而西方人是间接地从希腊了解关于这种伟大文明的知识。
23. Energy and ideas are the twin bases of our civilisation.
    能源和思想是我们文明的两大基石。
24. Perhaps stories such as this are fables that suggest the need for a reconciliation between civilisation and the wild.
    类似的故事或许表明文明社会和荒野需要和解。
25. That almost certainly predates human civilisation.
    那几乎是在人类文明之前了。
26. The major determinant of a civilisation is scientific knowledge and technology, facilitated by ease of communication within it.
    成为文明的主要的决定因素是科学知识和技术，由他们内部交流的扩大而促进。
27. Far from being sinister, pleasing people is the very foundation of civilisation and of capitalism.
    取悦他人绝非阴险，而恰恰是文明和资本主义的基础。
28. History had ended with the triumph of western civilisation.
    历史以西方文明的胜利进行了终结。
29. 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。
30. 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。

noun

1. 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

2. 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

3. a particular society at a particular time and place
   1. early Mayan civilization

   Synonym:    culturecivilization

4. the social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization

   Synonym:    civilization