Without the wild world we are not more but less civilised.
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The author believes that we would not be so civilised without the wild world
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英汉词典释义
adj.
文明的,非野蛮的
A civilised leader must eschew violence.文明领导人必须避免使用暴力。Let’s discuss this like civilised people.让我们像文明人一样心平气和地讨论。China is a highly civilised country.中国是一个高度文明的国家。
有礼貌的,有教养的
Haas was quite pleasant, very civilised.哈斯很招人喜欢,很有礼貌。They’re brutal people behind their civilised veneer.他们表面上温文有礼,骨子里却是野蛮残忍。
英英词典释义
Adjective
1. having a high state of culture and development both social and technological;
"terrorist acts that shocked the civilized world"
2. marked by refinement in taste and manners;
"cultivated speech""cultured Bostonians""cultured tastes""a genteel old lady""polite society"