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

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。
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。
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。
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。
History had ended with the triumph of western civilisation.
历史以西方文明的胜利进行了终结。
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。
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；
He really thinks that European civilisation is morally bankrupt.
他确实认为欧洲文明道德沦丧。
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。
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。”