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TOEFL BNC: 6655 COCA: 3459

civilization

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
civilization noun
also British civilisation /ˌsɪvələˈzeɪʃən/ Brit /ˌsɪvɪˌlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
plural civilizations
civilization
noun
also British civilisation /ˌsɪvələˈzeɪʃən/ Brit /ˌsɪvɪˌlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
plural civilizations
Learner's definition of CIVILIZATION
[noncount] : the condition that exists when people have developed effective ways of organizing a society and care about art, science, etc.文明
: a particular well-organized and developed society文明社会
[count]
[noncount]
[noncount] : all the societies of the world人类社会
[noncount] informal : a place that has the things that modern cities and towns have : a place where there is electricity, hot water, etc.现代生活环境;人类文明的生活
TOEFL BNC: 6655 COCA: 3459

civilization

noun

civ·​i·​li·​za·​tion ˌsi-və-lə-ˈzā-shən How to pronounce civilization (audio)
1
a
: a relatively high level of cultural and technological development
specifically : the stage of cultural development at which writing and the keeping of written records is attained
b
: the culture characteristic of a particular time or place
the impact of European civilization on the lands they colonized
2
: the process of becoming civilized
civilization is a slow process with many failures and setbacks
3
a
: refinement of thought, manners, or taste
exhibiting a high level of civilization
b
: a situation of urban comfort
Our African safari was quite interesting, but it was great to get back to civilization.
civilizational adjective

Example Sentences

the impact of technical advancements on civilization We are studying ancient Greek civilization. a book about life on the planet after wars have destroyed civilization
Recent Examples on the Web The Western museum is a great accomplishment of human civilization. David Frum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2022 McCaleb, like Bezos and Musk, believes that the future of human civilization is beyond the Earth. Tim Fernholz, Quartz, 12 Sep. 2022 To be sure, both climate change and underpopulation pose problems to the future of human civilization, and of course, by extension, the global economy. Chloe Berger, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2022 But many workers who live in luxury RVs prefer the trappings of civilization and the ability to move around the country in search of perfect weather. Robyn A. Friedman, WSJ, 18 Aug. 2022 There are plenty of places to pitch a tent or park an RV in Wisconsin, from kid-friendly campgrounds with inflatable obstacle courses to remote campsites far from signs of civilization. Chelsey Lewis, Journal Sentinel, 21 July 2022 While this legal debate is in the headlines now, since the start of civilization, people across the globe have looked for ways to control fertility. Julie Washington, cleveland, 11 July 2022 The only sign of civilization is the odd house or two every 100 acres. Angela Blakely, USA TODAY, 23 May 2022 In response, social conservatives have shifted their attention to transgender issues, the latest alleged threat to the foundations of our civilization. William A. Galston, WSJ, 23 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

see civil

First Known Use

1760, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of civilization was in 1760
TOEFL BNC: 6655 COCA: 3459
civilization (BrE also civilisation)

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + CIVILIZATION | CIVILIZATION + VERB | PHRASES ADJECTIVEancient, early, old古代/早期/古老文明the early civilizations of Asia亞洲的早期文明modern, new現代文明;新文明the benefits of modern civilization現代文明的益處advanced先進文明primitive原始文明Greek, Roman, etc.希臘、羅馬等文明Christian, European, Islamic, Western, etc.基督教、歐洲、伊斯蘭、西方等文明diseases that are common in Western civilization西方文明中常見的惡疾great偉大的文明the great civilizations of the past昔日的偉大文明industrial工業文明human人類文明Art and music are among the great products of human civilization.繪畫和音樂屬於人類文明的偉大產物。lost失落的文明VERB + CIVILIZATIONbring把文明帶給⋯to bring civilization to the outer reaches of the country把文明帶給國家的邊遠地區build, create建立/創造文明a movement that aims to create a new civilization一項旨在創造新文明的運動destroy破壞文明threaten對文明構成威脅save拯救文明CIVILIZATION + VERBcollapse文明崩潰flourish文明繁榮PHRASESthe beginnings of civilization, the dawn of civilization文明的開端/黎明civilization as we know it現在我們所認知的文明Could this be the end of civilization as we know it?這會是我們現在所知道的文明的終結嗎?the collapse of a civilization, the decline of a civilization, the end of a civilization文明的崩潰/衰落/終結a level of civilization文明程度to reach a higher level of civilization達到更高的文明程度

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