English-Chinese/Civilization

Civilization comes from the Latin word civis meaning someone who lives in a town. When a people are civilized, they have learned from the wisdom, skill and knowledge gained over centuries of human progress.

文明 来自 Latin语 civis，意思是 住 在 城里的 人. 当 一个 民族 文明 时，他们 就 学会了 多个 世纪 以来 人类 进步 所获得的 智慧，技能 和 知识.