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Civilization Sense 3483.Civilization 英 ˌsɪvɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən]美 Sɪvələ'Zeʃən 释义 N

正面 3483.civilization
英 [ˌsɪvɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən]美 [,sɪvələ'zeʃən]

背面
释义:
n. 文明;文化
例句:
1. I think we can date the decline of Western Civilization quite precisely.我认为我们可以相当准确地确定西方文明开始衰落的年代。

1. 谐音“死拉门、使拉门”---使劲儿拉门。

civilization (n.)1704, "law which makes a criminal process civil," from civilize + -ation. Sense of "civilized condition" first recorded 1772, probably from French civilisation, to be an opposite to barbarity and a distinct word from civility. Sense of a particular human society in a civilized condition, considered as a whole over time, is from 1857. Related: Civilizational."

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