the stage of human social development and organization which is considered most advanced
文明
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the Victorians equated the railways with progress and civilization .维多利亚时代的人将铁路视为进步和文明。
the process by which a society or place reaches this stage
文明进程。
the society, culture, and way of life of a particular area
特定地区的社会、文化、生活方式;文化,文明
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the great books of Western civilization 讲述西方文明的伟大书籍
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the early civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt .美索不达米亚和埃及的早期文明。
the comfort and convenience of modern life, regarded as available only in towns and cities
(城镇的)舒适便捷的现代生活
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in the UK nowhere is very far from civilization .在英国,没有一处地方过不上舒适便捷的现代生活。