English Dictionary

civilization

IPA（発音記号）

/ˌsɪv.ɪ.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞 廃用

An organized culture encompassing many communities, often on the scale of a nation or a people; a stage or system of social, political, or technical development.

日本語の意味

文明：多くの共同体や国家単位で組織化された文化・社会システム。社会、政治、技術などの発展段階を含む概念。 / 発展段階：ある社会が高度な政治体制や技術、文化を持つ段階、つまり組織化された文化の集積としての状態。

The ancient civilization developed complex irrigation systems that supported large populations.

古代の文明は、大規模な人口を支えるために複雑な灌漑システムを発展させた。

意味（1）

An organized culture encompassing many communities, often on the scale of a nation or a people; a stage or system of social, political, or technical development.

the Aztec civilization

意味（2）

(uncountable) Human society, particularly civil society.

A hermit doesn't much care for civilization.

意味（3）

The act or process of civilizing or becoming civilized.

The teacher's civilization of the child was no easy task.

意味（4）

The state or quality of being civilized.

He was a man of great civilization.

意味（5）

(obsolete) The act of rendering a criminal process civil.

civilizations （ plural ）