civilisation

英 [ˌsɪvɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən]

美 [ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeɪʃən]

文明的轨迹; 文明的脚印; 文明课

BNC.7162

柯林斯词典

noun

the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste
1. a man of intellectual refinement
2. he is remembered for his generosity and civilization
Synonym:refinementcivilization
a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)
1. the people slowly progressed from barbarism to civilization
Synonym:civilization
a particular society at a particular time and place
1. early Mayan civilization
Synonym:culturecivilization
the social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization
Synonym:civilization

That almost certainly predates human civilisation.
那几乎是在人类文明之前了。
Three major narratives intertwine within Foucault's text, 'Madness and Civilisation'
3个主要故事在福柯的《疯癫与文明》一书当中密切相联。
It has been many centuries since the Mediterranean Sea was the centre of civilisation.
现在距地中海为文明中心的时代已有许多个世纪了。
Bread in the sense of food is the indispensable basis of human culture and civilisation.
面包在食品意义上是人文化和文明的不可缺少的基础。
For at least two millennia the state has been seen as the guardian and embodiment of Chinese civilisation.
在至少两千年的时间里，政府被视为中华文明的守卫者和化身。
They are the same civilisation as us.
他们是跟我们一样的文明市民。
Both China and Africa are cradles of human civilisation and lands of great promise.
中国和非洲都是人类文明的发祥地，都是充满希望的热土。
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。
This opera is one of the cultural totems of Western civilisation.
这部歌剧是西方文明的文化标志物之一。
Hunger and drought led to the collapse of Mayan civilisation a millennium ago.
一千年前饥荒和旱灾引发了玛雅文明的失落；