| 单词 | civilisation |
| 释义 | civilisation (once / 783 pages) 1n 2n WORD FAMILY civilisation: civilisations+/civil: civiler, civilest, civilian, civilise, civility, civilize, civilly, uncivil/civilian: civilians/civilise: civilisation, civilised, civilises, civilising/civilised: noncivilised, uncivilised/civility: civilities, incivility/civilization: civilizations/civilize: civilization, civilized, civilizes, civilizing/civilized: noncivilized, uncivilized/incivility: incivilities/uncivil: uncivilly USAGE EXAMPLES“Civilisation” is a series that succeeds despite its underlying ideas, not because of them. The New Yorker(Dec 21, 2016) His father, Michael, worked in television; in 1969, he produced the acclaimed Kenneth Clark documentary series “Civilisation.” Washington Post(Dec 13, 2016) History shows that civilisations founder when farm productivity declines – usually as a result of soil mismanagement. The Guardian(Dec 19, 2016) 1 1n a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations) Syn|Hypo|Hyper civilization Islam, Muslimism the civilization of Muslims collectively which is governed by the Muslim religion society an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization 2n the social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization Syn|Hyper civilization social process a process involved in the formation of groups of persons 3n a particular society at a particular time and place 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper civilization, culture Aegean civilisation, Aegean civilization, Aegean culture the prehistoric civilization on the islands in the Aegean sea and the surrounding countries Helladic civilisation, Helladic civilization, Helladic culturethe bronze-age culture of mainland Greece that flourished 2500-1100 BC Indus civilizationthe bronze-age culture of the Indus valley that flourished from about 2600-1750 BC Minoan civilisation, Minoan civilization, Minoan culturethe bronze-age culture of Crete that flourished 3000-1100 BC Mycenaean civilisation, Mycenaean civilization, Mycenaean culturethe late bronze-age culture of Mycenae that flourished 1400-1100 BC Paleo-American culture, Paleo-Amerind culture, Paleo-Indian culturethe prehistoric culture of the earliest human inhabitants of North America and South America Western civilization, Western culturethe modern culture of western Europe and North America Cyclades, Cycladic civilisation, Cycladic civilization, Cycladic culturethe Bronze Age civilization on the Cyclades islands in the southern Aegean Sea that flourished 3000-1100 BC Clovis culturethe Paleo-American culture of Central America and North America; distinguished chiefly by sharp fluted projectile points made of obsidian or chalcedony Folsom culturethe Paleo-American culture of Central America and North America; distinguished chiefly by a thin finely made flint projectile point having the shape of a leaf society an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization n the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste Syn|Hyper civilization, refinement excellence the quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree |
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