词汇精选：civilization的用法和辨析

一、详细释义：

n.

文明，文化

例句：

The great contribution of Asian civilizations to the development of the world civilization is the glory and pride of the whole of Asia.

亚洲文明对世界文明发展的巨大贡献，是全亚洲的光荣和骄傲。

例句：

Chinese civilization is one of the oldest in the world.

中国文明是世界上最古老的文明之一。

例句：

Without reading, [civilization] would disappear in one generation.

少了阅读，文明在一代内就会消失了。

例句：

Without reading, [civilization] would disappear in one generation.

少了阅读，文明在一代内就会消失了。

例句：

The Chinese [civilization] is one of the oldest in the world.

中国文化是世界上最古老的文化之一。

文明社会

例句：

Ancient Greece was an advanced civilization.

古希腊是个先进的文明国家。

例句：

We all think of ourselves as citizens of a great civilization.

我们都自认为是一个伟大文明社会的成员。

二、词义辨析：

civilization,culture

这两个名词均含“文化，文明”之意。civilization指广义的文化，标志人类发展开化的进程。强调物质方面的文明。culture侧重指精神方面，即多由科技、文化等所体现的人类智力开发的程度。

三、参考例句：

Wealth may not produce civilization, but civilization produces money.

财富未必创造文明，文明却能带来金钱。

Civilization is on the brink of apocalypse.

文明已濒临毁灭的边缘。

Ancient Greece was an advanced civilization.

古希腊是个先进的文明国家。

Each civilization is born, culminates, and decays.

各种文明都要历经诞生、鼎盛和衰落。

The old civilization may fall into decay.

古老的文化可能衰落。

Civilization is on the brink of apocalypse,

文明已濒临毁灭的边缘。

He is obsessed with the ancient civilization.

他对古代文明很痴迷。

The resources of civilization are not yet exhausted.

文明的资源永远不会枯竭。

Our civilization has accumulated an incredible amount of knowledge.

我们的文明已经积累了大量的令人叹为观止的知识。

Chinese civilization is one of the oldest in the world.

中国文化是世界上最古老的文化之一。