全球化（globalization）一词，是一种概念，也是一种人类社会发展的现象过程。
The term globalization is a concept and a process of phenomena in the development of human society.
全球化目前有诸多定义，通常意义上的全球化是指全球联系不断增强，人类生活在全球规模的基础上发展及全球意识的崛起。国与国之间在政治、经济贸易上互相依存。全球化亦可以解释为世界的压缩和视全球为一个整体。
There are many definitions of globalization. Globalization refers to the continuous increase of global connections, the development of human life on a global scale and the rise of global consciousness. Countries are interdependent in politics, economy and trade.
Globalization can also be interpreted as the compression of the world and the global as a whole.
经济全球化是社会生产力发展的客观要求和科技进步的必然结果，为世界经济增长提供了强劲动力，促进了商品和资本流动、科技和文明进步、各国人民交往。全球化促进了商品和资本流动、科技和文明进步、各国人民交往、民生福祉提高，推动人类社会呈现出前所未有的繁荣景象。
Economic globalization is the objective requirement of the development of social productive forces and the inevitable result of scientific and technological progress.
It provides a strong impetus for world economic growth, promotes the flow of goods and capital, advances in science and technology and civilization, and the exchanges between people of all countries.
Globalization has promoted the flow of goods and capital, the advancement of science and technology and civilization, the exchanges of people of all countries, the improvement of people's livelihood, and the promotion of unprecedented prosperity in human society.
扩展资料
全球化给人类世界带来的影响有：
1、全球范围内的通用标准的数目的增长，例如版权法；
2、国际贸易的增长比世界经济增长速度更快；
3、由跨国公司控制世界经济的股份的增长；
4、促进全球金融体系的发展和各种文化的融合及创新；
5、促进国际旅游业的发展。
6、当今处于弱势的民族语言正面临着强势语言、全球化、互联网等的冲击，其社会使用功能正处于逐渐弱化或消失的危险境地。
参考资料来源：百度百科-全球化
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