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。
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。
The most important political value for the Chinese is unity, is the maintenance of Chinese civilisation.
政治上对中国最重要的价值是统一，是去维持中国文明。
They are the same civilisation as us.
他们是跟我们一样的文明市民。
That a people still exists is not the same thing as a civilisation still existing.
一群人还存在与一个文明还存在是不同的。
History had ended with the triumph of western civilisation.
历史以西方文明的胜利进行了终结。
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。
He really thinks that European civilisation is morally bankrupt.
他确实认为欧洲文明道德沦丧。
Now that we have the capacity to destroy civilisation, relations among powerful states have become perilous.
现如今，我们有能力摧毁文明，强国之间的关系也开始变得危险。
We wanted to single out the main threat to civilisation.
我们想特别指出威胁文明的主要因素。