/ˌsɪvəlaɪˈzeɪʃn; US -əlɪˈz- ||; ˌsɪvḷəˈzeʃən/
(also -isation) noun
1 [C,U] a society which has its own highly developed culture and way of life 文明社会;文明世界:
the civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome古希腊、古罗马的文明社会Western civilization西方文明社会
2 [U] an advanced state of social and cultural development, or the process of reaching this state 文明:
the civilization of the human race人类文明
3 [U] all the people in the world and the societies they live in considered as a whole 全世界的人和社会:
Global warming poses a threat to the whole of civilization.地球暖化对整个世界造成威胁。