civilizations是什么意思？

civilizations

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• n. 文明( civilization的名词复数 )，文明社会，（特定时期和地区的）社会文明，人类文明的生活；

例句

• the detritus of past civilizations 旧时文明的碎片
• I am a convinced reader of the Opus Magnum of Joseph Needham , Science Civilizations in China. 李约瑟曾写过一部巨著《中国科学技术史》,我是该书的忠实读者.
• Where extraterrestrial civilizations may be rare , there is something that is rarer still: A girlfriend. 虽说外星生命及其稀少, 但还是有一种生命比它更稀少: 女朋友.
• The Internet is civilizations greatest achievement in linking up the world's information. 而网际网路更是人类有史以来,连结全球资讯的伟大发明.
• Civilizations do eventually decline and perish. 各种文明最后都会衰落、消亡。
• Ancient civilizations believed in the curative powers of fresh air and sunlight. 远古文明相信新鲜的空气和阳光有治病的功效。
• Mali is the cradle of some of Africa's richest civilizations. 马里是非洲一些最悠久的文明的发祥地。
• The ancient civilizations of Central and Latin America were founded upon corn... 古代中美洲和拉丁美洲的文明社会是建立在玉米之上的。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-VAR
  文明社会
  A civilization is a human society with its own social organization and culture.
  例句
  The ancient civilizations of Central and Latin America were founded upon corn... 古代中美洲和拉丁美洲的文明社会是建立在玉米之上的。 It seemed to him that western civilization was in grave economic and cultural danger. 在他看来，西方文明似乎陷入严重的经济和文化危机。
• N-UNCOUNT
  文明;文明的生活
  Civilization is the state of having an advanced level of social organization and a comfortable way of life.
  例句
  ...our advanced state of civilisation. 我们高度发达的文明
• N-UNCOUNT
  文明地区
  You can refer to a place where you can enjoy the comforts that you consider to be necessary as civilization .
  例句
  ...when I returned to civilization. 我重新回到文明地区时