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انگریزی

civilization

gb/sˌɪvəlɪzˈeɪʃən/ us/sˌɪvəlɪzˈeɪʃən/
B2 انگریزی
~ 8800
معانی
0 معانی
اسم B2 state
1

advanced organized human society

Human life when people live together in big, organized groups with cities, laws, and a rich culture.

استعمال کا انداز: [adjective] civilization
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes confuse "civilization" with "culture." "Civilization" usually refers to the large, organized system of human life (cities, laws, technology), while "culture" is more about ideas, art, beliefs, and ways of living inside a group. Another common mistake is treating this sense as countable ("many civilizations") when talking about humanity as a whole; in this meaning it is normally uncountable ("human civilization").
ہم معنی الفاظ
society (Broader and more general; can refer to any organized group of people, not necessarily at an advanced stage of development.) | humanity (Refers to human beings as a whole; less focused on organization and culture than "civilization".)
متضاد الفاظ
barbarism (Suggests the absence of ordered, refined social life and cultural development associated with civilization.) | savagery (Emphasizes violent, uncultured, or extremely primitive conditions opposed to civilized life.)
لفظی تراکیب
human civilization |modern civilization |advanced civilization |complex civilization |rise of civilization |collapse of civilization
موضوعات
society |history |culture |core_vocabulary |education
مثالیں
  • Climate change poses a serious threat to human civilization.
  • Some scientists believe that our civilization has reached a critical turning point.
  • The invention of writing was a key step in the development of civilization.
  • They argued that technology has transformed every aspect of modern civilization.
  • The documentary explores how civilization might evolve over the next thousand years.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
  • Many people think science is very important for modern civilization.
  • Some writers worry that war could destroy our civilization.
  • Reading and writing are important parts of civilization.
  • Civilization allows people to live in big cities.
  • Machines and computers have changed our civilization.
اسم B2 entity
2

a particular advanced society

A special group of people in history or in the world that has cities, laws, and its own culture, like the Roman or Mayan civilization.

استعمال کا انداز: the [adjective] civilization of [place/time]
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes forget that this meaning is countable: you can say "many civilizations" or "several ancient civilizations." They may also overuse capitals ("Roman Civilization") when it is usually written with a lowercase "c" unless part of a specific proper name in a title.
ہم معنی الفاظ
culture (Can refer to the beliefs and practices of a group, but does not always imply the full, complex social structure that "civilization" suggests.) | society (General term for people living together; may be smaller or less historically distinct than a "civilization.")
متضاد الفاظ
tribe (In older or traditional usage, sometimes contrasted with "civilization" as a smaller, less complex social group, though this contrast can be outdated or biased.) | barbarian society (Historical term used to describe groups viewed (often unfairly) as lacking the order and refinement of established civilizations.)
لفظی تراکیب
ancient civilization |Western civilization |Roman civilization |Mayan civilization |Egyptian civilization |lost civilization
موضوعات
history |culture |geography |education |core_vocabulary
مثالیں
  • The ancient Egyptian civilization flourished along the Nile River.
  • Archaeologists discovered new clues about a lost civilization buried under the jungle.
  • Students are learning how the Mayan civilization measured time and built their temples.
  • The course compares the rise and fall of different ancient civilizations.
  • Greek civilization had a huge influence on later European history.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
  • The Roman civilization built many roads and bridges.
  • We studied the Chinese civilization in history class.
  • The Mayan civilization had a special calendar.
  • Many ancient civilizations lived near big rivers.
  • This book tells the story of an old civilization that disappeared.
اسم B2 state
3

polite behavior and comforts

Polite ways of acting and the comfortable things in life, like hot showers and clean houses, especially when you compare them to life in the wild or in very hard conditions.

استعمال کا انداز: bring [some] civilization to [a place/situation]
عام غلطی:
Learners may misunderstand this sense as only about culture or history. In this meaning, the word often refers to everyday comforts (electricity, hot water, shops) and polite behavior, especially when you compare them with life in wild or very simple places.
ہم معنی الفاظ
refinement (Focuses more on elegance and good taste; less on physical comforts such as hot water or electricity.) | the comforts of home (Highlights physical and emotional comfort, usually in a home setting, not necessarily broader social order.)
متضاد الفاظ
roughing it (Informal phrase meaning to live without normal comforts, the opposite of enjoying the comforts of civilization.) | the wilderness (Refers to wild, undeveloped nature, away from the ordered and comfortable life of civilization.)
لفظی تراکیب
the comforts of civilization |a touch of civilization |signs of civilization |return to civilization |far from civilization
موضوعات
daily life |manners |lifestyle |daily_life |core_vocabulary
مثالیں
  • After two weeks in the mountains, they were happy to return to civilization and take a hot shower.
  • The small café felt like a touch of civilization in the middle of the desert highway.
  • He missed the basic comforts of civilization, like clean water and electricity.
  • From the campsite, the nearest sign of civilization was a gas station fifty miles away.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
  • After camping for many days, she was glad to go back to civilization.
  • There were no houses, no shops, no signs of civilization anywhere.
  • A hot bath is one of the nice things about civilization.
  • The village was very far from civilization.
  • He wanted to escape civilization and live in the forest for a while.
اسم formal C1 event
4

process of becoming civilized

The process when a group or place slowly changes and becomes more like an organized state, with cities, laws, and written rules, usually over a long time.

استعمال کا انداز: the civilization of [a people/region]
عام غلطی:
Learners may not realize that this meaning is often used in formal or academic writing and can carry political or moral judgments, especially in older texts about colonial history.
ہم معنی الفاظ
development (More general and neutral; can refer to economic or social growth without implying specific standards of being "civilized.") | modernization (Focuses on becoming modern (technology, industry), which is only one aspect of the broader process implied by "civilization.")
متضاد الفاظ
decivilization (Used in some academic and historical writing to describe the breakdown or reversal of civilizing processes.) | regression (Describes going back to a less developed or less ordered state, the opposite direction of a civilizing process.)
لفظی تراکیب
the process of civilization |the civilization of indigenous peoples |stages of civilization |agents of civilization
موضوعات
history |politics |sociology |education
مثالیں
  • The book examines the civilization of the region from small tribal groups into a centralized kingdom.
  • Some historians challenge older views that described colonization as the "civilization" of indigenous peoples.
  • He wrote about the slow civilization of frontier towns in the nineteenth century.
  • The article explores whether war can ever contribute to the civilization of societies.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
  • The civilization of early Europe took many years.
  • Some old books speak about the civilization of native people, but this idea is now often criticized.
  • The civilization of a country can change its laws and cities.
  • Historians study the civilization of different groups over time.
گرامر
لغت میں درج شکل
civilization
IPA
GB/sˌɪvəlɪzˈeɪʃən/
US/sˌɪvəlɪzˈeɪʃən/
ہجا بندی اور زور
civil - iz - a - tion (4 ہجے)
Stress on 4th syllable (tion)
لفظ کی شکلیں
Noun
  • Base: civilization
  • Plural: civilization, civilizations
متعلقہ الفاظ
Forms
civilizations noun
Core family
civilize verb civilized adjective civil adjective B1
Related words
civilian noun B1 civility noun B2
Negative and opposite forms
uncivilized adjective uncivil adjective
Advanced or less common
civilizational adjective
عبارات

ancient civilization

1
/ˈeɪnʃənt sˌɪvəlɪzˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase

very old advanced society

A very old group of people with cities and a rich culture that lived thousands of years ago.

مثالیں
  • Tourists come to see the ruins of the ancient civilization that once ruled this valley.
  • Ancient civilizations left behind writing, art, and buildings that we still study today.

modern civilization

1
/mˈɑdɚn sˌɪvəlɪzˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase

today’s technologically advanced societies

The way people live now in big, organized societies with modern science, machines, and systems.

مثالیں
  • Many people wonder whether modern civilization is sustainable with current levels of consumption.
  • The internet has changed almost every part of modern civilization.

the cradle of civilization

1
/ðə kɹˈeɪdəl əv sˌɪvəlɪzˈeɪʃən/
idiom

place where civilization began

A place where some of the first big, organized human societies started in history.

مثالیں
  • Mesopotamia is often called the cradle of civilization.
  • Schools sometimes teach that the Fertile Crescent was the cradle of civilization.

the dawn of civilization

1
/ðə dˈɔn əv sˌɪvəlɪzˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase literary

earliest time of civilization

The very early time in history when the first big, organized human societies began.

مثالیں
  • Humans have been telling stories since the dawn of civilization.
  • These tools date back to nearly the dawn of civilization in this region.

the end of civilization as we know it

1
/ðə ˈɛnd əv sˌɪvəlɪzˈeɪʃən ˈæz wˈi nˈoʊ ˈɪt/
idiom informal

imagined destruction of current society

A very big and scary change that would destroy or completely change our normal way of life in today’s world.

مثالیں
  • Some people talk about climate change as the end of civilization as we know it.
  • When the power went out, he joked that it was the end of civilization as we know it.

Western civilization

1
/wˈɛstɚn sˌɪvəlɪzˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase

European and related cultures

The history and culture of Europe and countries strongly influenced by Europe, like the United States and Canada.

مثالیں
  • The course offers an introduction to Western civilization from ancient Greece to the present.
  • Debates about Western civilization often focus on democracy, human rights, and science.
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