civilisation
pronunciation
UK [ˌsɪvɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən]
US [ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeɪʃən]
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- n.
- 文明,文化
Word Origin
Example
- 1. 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。
- 2. How many would survive without modern industrial civilisation ?
- 有多少人在失去现代工业文明时能存活下去?
- 3. Can it take a rest and let civilisation recover ?
- 它难道就不能休息一下,让文化复苏?
- 4. That is why humans invented culture as well as material civilisation .
- 这是人类除了物质文明还发明了文化的原因。
- 5. What if our civilisation is followed by a second dark age ?
- 如果我们的文明又要迎来一个黑暗时代怎么办?
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