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the civilisation of [region/people]
此处 civilization 为不可数名词，指开化的过程。
The civilisation of ancient tribes took centuries.
古代部落的开化过程经历了几个世纪。
文明化，开化
civilisations — plural of civilisation
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文明化，开化
the process by which a society or place reaches an advanced stage of social development and organization
The civilisation of ancient tribes took centuries.
古代部落的开化过程经历了几个世纪。
指社会进步的过程
文明的英式拼写
UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Hong Kong, and Commonwealth spelling of civilization.
The ancient Egyptian civilisation left behind many monuments.
古埃及文明留下了许多纪念碑。
Modern civilisation depends heavily on technology.
现代文明严重依赖技术。
We must preserve our civilisation for future generations.
我们必须为后代保护我们的文明。
此处 civilization 为不可数名词，指开化的过程。
The civilisation of ancient tribes took centuries.
古代部落的开化过程经历了几个世纪。
此处 civilization 为不可数名词，指一种文明类型。
Western civilisation has influenced many parts of the world.
西方文明影响了世界许多地区。
此处 civilization 为可数名词，指一个特定的文明社会。
The Mayan civilisation was advanced in astronomy.
玛雅文明在天文学方面很先进。
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The civilisation is important for human progress.
Use this
Civilisation is important for human progress.
当表示抽象的‘文明’概念时，civilisation 是不可数名词，不能加冠词 the。应使用零冠词表达泛指意义。
Not this
There are many ancient civilisation in the world.
Use this
There are many ancient civilisations in the world.
civilisation 作为可数名词表示‘特定文明’时，复数形式为 civilisations。在 many 后必须用复数。
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古代文明
Ancient civilisations like Egypt and Mesopotamia fascinate historians.
像埃及和美索不达米亚这样的古代文明令历史学家着迷。
西方文明
Western civilisation has its roots in ancient Greece and Rome.
西方文明起源于古希腊和古罗马。
人类文明
The discovery of fire was a turning point in human civilisation.
火的发现是人类文明的转折点。
文明的曙光
Archaeologists study the dawn of civilisation in the Fertile Crescent.
考古学家研究新月沃土地带的文明曙光。
现代文明
Modern civilisation relies heavily on technology.
现代文明严重依赖技术。
文明的崩溃
The fall of the Roman Empire led to the collapse of civilisation in Western Europe.
罗马帝国的衰落导致了西欧文明的崩溃。
文明的摇篮
The cradle of civilisation is often said to be Mesopotamia.
文明的摇篮通常被认为是美索不达米亚。
文明的曙光
The dawn of civilisation saw the first cities and writing.
文明的曙光见证了第一批城市和文字的出现。
文明冲突
The clash of civilisations theory has been widely debated.
文明冲突理论备受争论。
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civil（文明的）+ isation（化）= 文明开化。
Register: neutral to formal. Typical contexts: academic writing, historical discussions, social studies. Note_zh: 该词多用于书面或正式场合，日常口语中较少使用，常指人类社会的文明化状态或特定文化群体。
Words ending in '-isation' (British) or '-ization' (American) share the same stressed vowel /eɪ/ and suffix: 'organization', 'realization', 'specialization'. Words like 'television' and 'division' end in '-ision' with a different vowel /ɪ/, so they look similar but do not rhyme. 'Invasion' ends in '-asion' with the same stressed vowel /eɪ/ but a different spelling pattern.
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