1. | [u] 文明a state of human society that is very developed and organized |
the technology of modern civilization 现代文明的技术 | |
The Victorians regarded the railways as bringing progress and civilization. 维多利亚时代的人认为铁路带来了进步和文明。 |
2. | [u][c] (特定时期和地区的)社会文明a society, its culture and its way of life during a particular period of time or in a particular part of the world |
the civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome 古希腊和古罗马的社会文明 | |
diseases that are common in Western civilization 西方文明社会的常见病 |
3. | [u] 文明世界;文明社会all the people in the world and the societies they live in, considered as a whole |
Environmental damage threatens the whole of civilization. 环境的破坏威胁着整个文明世界。 |
4. | [u] 人类文明的生活a place that offers you the comfortable way of life of a modern society |
It's good to be back in civilization after two weeks in a tent! 在帐篷里住了两个星期后又回到人类文明的生活可真好呀! |