“文明”是我们今天时常都挂在嘴边的一个词儿。比如:讲文明、文明礼貌、物质文明、精神文明、文明竞争、文明生产、文明生活、文明家庭,等等。在人们生活中可谓屡见不鲜了。《现代汉语词典》将“文明”解释为文化;社会发展水平较高,有文化的状态。这是“文明”一词在现今的内涵。然而从语言发展的角度来看, “Civilization ” is a term we often talk about today. For example: civilized civilization, civilized manners, material civilization, spiritual civilization, civilized competition, civilized production, civilized life, civilized families, and so on. Can be described as common in people’s lives. The Modern Chinese Dictionary interprets “civilization” as culture; a higher level of social development and a cultural status. This is the connotation of “civilization” in the present. However, from the perspective of language development,