Civilization
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n. 文明，文化;開化，教化;修養;文明社會;
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civil市民；禮貌+ization...化→文明 → 文明，文化
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civilization stagnates
文明停滯不前
Ancient Greece was an advanced civilization.
古希臘是個先進的文明國家。
retrograde in civilization
在文化上退步
adopt foreign civilization
吸取外國文明
found a great civilization on a modern basis
創立現代基礎上的偉大文明
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-urb-表示“城市”
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civilization
civilisation, n
1 [U] becoming or making sb civilized 開化; 教化
The civilization of mankind has taken thousands of years. 人類經數千年才文明開化.
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(a) [U] (esp advanced) state of human social development （尤指高級的）文明, 文明階段.
(b) [C] culture and way of life of a people, nation or period regarded as a stage in the development of organized society （一民族、 國家或時期的）文化和生活方式
the civilizations of ancient Egypt and Babylon 古埃及和巴比倫文化.
3 [U] civilized conditions or society 文明的環境; 文明社會; 文明世界
live far from civilization, ie far from a large town or city 在遠離文明世界的地方生活（遠離大城市）
(joc 謔) It's good to get back to civilization after living in a tent for two weeks! 在帳篷里過了兩個星期後, 又回到文明社會可真舒服!
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*[si,vilai'zei??n]n. 文明, 教化【法】 文明, 文化, 文明國家的總稱
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So soon? Can't you stay a little longer?
就要走啊？你不能多呆一會兒嗎？
Please speak more slowly.
請說得慢一些。
The man who manoeuvres carelessly into his five shillings worth of space ,at one of Europe's myriad permanent sites may find himself bumping a Bentley.
如果一位游客漫不經心地駕車駛入歐洲無數常年營地之一，花20鎊租用一個空位，那么他可能會碰見一輛本特利汽車，