单词 | over-civilization |
释义 | > as lemmasover-civilization over-civilization n. Brit. /ˌəʊvəsɪvl̩ʌɪˈzeɪʃn/ , /ˌəʊvəsɪvᵻlʌɪˈzeɪʃn/ , U.S. /ˌoʊvərˌsɪvələˈzeɪʃən/ , /ˌoʊvərˌsɪvəˌlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ ΚΠ 1846 H. W. Herbert Roman Traitor x. 143 Despising the Roman..for what he deemed his over-craftiness and over-civilization. a1911 D. G. Phillips Susan Lenox (1917) II. x. 245 Not a vice which is shallowly called ‘effete’ or the ‘product of overcivilization’, but originated before man was man. 1993 Washington Post (National Weekly ed.) 19 Apr. 36/2 Taking up arms and exorcising the namby-pamby demons of overcivilization on hunting and camping retreats. < as lemmas |
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