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Recent Examples on the WebThe 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
ADJECTIVE | VERB + CIVILIZATION | CIVILIZATION + VERB | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤ancient, 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 + CIVILIZATION➤bring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 + VERB➤collapse文明崩潰➤flourish文明繁榮PHRASES➤the 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