Civilization is the progress toward a society of privacy. The savage's whole existence is public, ruled by the laws of his tribe. Civilization is the process of setting man free from men.
— Ayn Rand
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n. 文明，文化;開化，教化;修養;文明社會;
?? civil市民；禮貌+ization...化→文明 → 文明，文化
"Civilization is on the brink of apocalypse."
文明已瀕臨毀滅的邊緣。
近義：humanity, mankind, world, civilisation, kultur, culture
n. 進步;前進;[生物學]進化;（向更高方向）增長;
v. （使）進步，（使）進行;發展;促進;
vi. 發展;（向更高方向）增進;
?? pro向前，在前+gress走→向前走
"She watched the cow's ponderous progress."
她看著牛遲緩地向前走著。
近義：improve, unfold, advance, develop, evolve, gestate
反義：pullback, pullout, recoil, retirement, walkout, withdrawal
n. 社會;上流社會;社團;社群;
adj. 上流社會的，社交界的;
?? socie=social社會+ty表名詞 → 社會，社團
"Racism is abhorrent to a civilized society."
文明社會憎惡種族主義。
近義：aristoi, community, institution, merging, partnership, brotherhood
反義：personhood, self, selfhood, distinctiveness, individual
n. 隱私，秘密;隱居;私事;不受公眾干擾的狀態;
?? priv單個+acy名詞后綴 → 個人的 → 隱私
"The media is accused of infringing on people's privacy."
人們指責媒體侵犯了大家的隱私.
近義：secrecy, confidentiality, intimacy
反義：honesty, openheartedness, outrightness, outspokenness, sincerity, singleness
n. 存在，實在;生活，生活方式;實體，存在物;
?? ex出+ist站立+ence名詞后綴 →存在，生存
"belief in the existence of a benevolent god"
對于仁慈的神之存在的篤信
近義：presence, life, being
反義：inexistence, absence
adj. 公眾的，公共的;公開的;政府的;人人知道的，知名的;
n. 大眾;社會;公共場所;（文學家等的）愛讀者;
?? publ人民+ic...的 → 公開的，公眾的
"The public are requested not to throw waste paper in the park."
公眾被要求不得在公園里亂扔廢紙.
近義：assistance, attendance, audience, turnout, concurrence, concurrency
反義：participator, plaintiff, sharer, actor, inside, noteworthy