"civilization" in Chinese (Simplified)
文明
Definition
文明是指拥有政府、文化、文字和城市等较成熟体系的人类社会。它也可以泛指社会发展的较高阶段。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
这个词常用于历史、考古和学术语境,如 'ancient civilization'、'Western civilization'。指具体社会时常作可数名词;泛指时也可作不可数,如 'the rise of civilization'。它比 'society' 或 'culture' 更正式。
Examples
The Nile helped Egyptian civilization grow.
尼罗河帮助了埃及**文明**的发展。
Students learned about Maya civilization in class.
学生们在课堂上学习了玛雅**文明**。
Writing was important for early civilization.
文字对早期**文明**很重要。
It's amazing how much we still use from ancient civilization today.
令人惊讶的是,我们今天仍然在使用古代**文明**留下的很多东西。
Some people say modern civilization depends too much on technology.
有些人说现代**文明**太依赖科技了。
If the internet went down for a month, our whole civilization would struggle.
如果互联网中断一个月,我们整个**文明**都会陷入困境。