詞彙精選：civilization的用法和辨析
一、詳細釋義：
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.
亞洲文明對世界文明發展的巨大貢獻，是全亞洲的光榮和驕傲。
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Chinese civilization is one of the oldest in the world.
中國文明是世界上最古老的文明之一。
例句：
Without reading, [civilization] would disappear in one generation.
少了閱讀，文明在一代內就會消失了。
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Without reading, [civilization] would disappear in one generation.
少了閱讀，文明在一代內就會消失了。
例句：
The Chinese [civilization] is one of the oldest in the world.
中國文化是世界上最古老的文化之一。
文明社會
例句：
Ancient Greece was an advanced civilization.
古希臘是個先進的文明國家。
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We all think of ourselves as citizens of a great civilization.
我們都自認爲是一個偉大文明社會的成員。
二、詞義辨析：
civilization,culture
這兩個名詞均含“文化，文明”之意。civilization指廣義的文化，標誌人類發展開化的進程。強調物質方面的文明。culture側重指精神方面，即多由科技、文化等所體現的人類智力開發的程度。
三、參考例句：
Wealth may not produce civilization, but civilization produces money.
財富未必創造文明，文明卻能帶來金錢。
Civilization is on the brink of apocalypse.
文明已瀕臨毀滅的邊緣。
Ancient Greece was an advanced civilization.
古希臘是個先進的文明國家。
Each civilization is born, culminates, and decays.
各種文明都要歷經誕生、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,
文明已瀕臨毀滅的邊緣。
He is obsessed with the ancient civilization.
他對古代文明很癡迷。
The resources of civilization are not yet exhausted.
文明的資源永遠不會枯竭。
Our civilization has accumulated an incredible amount of knowledge.
我們的文明已經積累了大量的令人歎爲觀止的知識。
Chinese civilization is one of the oldest in the world.
中國文化是世界上最古老的文化之一。
