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美 [ˈsɪvl]英 [ˈsɪvl]
  • adj.公民的;民事的(非刑事的);国家的,政府的(非宗教或军事的);文明的;平民的;国民的;有礼貌的

派生词: civilly adv.

civ 公民 + -il

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civilcivil

adj.

1

国民的;平民的
connected with the people who live in a country

civil unrest (= that is caused by groups of people within a country)

民众的骚乱

2

国家的,政府的(非宗教或军事的)
connected with the state rather than with religion or with the armed forces

a civil marriage ceremony

非宗教仪式的结婚典礼

3

民事的(非刑事的)
involving personal legal matters and not criminal law

a civil court

民事法庭

4

有礼貌的;客气的
polite in a formal way but possibly not friendly

5


She greeted him civilly but with no sign of affection.

她礼貌地向他打招呼,但没有一丝爱意。

civil

频次

  • 1
    ADJ 公民的;国民的;国内的
    You use civil to describe events that happen within a country and that involve the different groups of people in it.

    ...civil unrest.

    国内骚乱

  • 2
    ADJ 民用的;平民的;非军事的
    You use civil to describe people or things in a country that are not connected with its armed forces.

    ...the US civil aviation industry.

    美国民用航空业

  • 3
    ADJ 政府的;国家的;世俗的;非宗教的
    You use civil to describe things that are connected with the state rather than with a religion.

    They were married on August 9 in a civil ceremony in Venice.

    他们于8月9号在威尼斯举行了世俗婚礼。

  • 4
    ADJ (权利)公民的,公民应有的
    You use civil to describe the rights that people have within a society.

    ...a United Nations covenant on civil and political rights.

    联合国公民和政治权利公约

  • 5
    ADJ-GRADED 彬彬有礼的;斯文的;客气的
    Someone who is civil is polite in a formal way, but not particularly friendly.

    As visitors, the least we can do is be civil to the people in their own land.

    作为来访者,我们最起码能做到的就是对当地人要彬彬有礼。

  • The man nodded civilly to Sharpe, then consulted a notebook.

    那个人有礼貌地朝夏普点点头,然后翻查起一个笔记本来。

  • ...civility to underlings.

    对下属的客气

adj

1
of or in a condition of social order
civil peoples
2
not rude;marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others
even if he didn't like them he should have been civil"- W.S. Maugha
Synonym: polite
3
(of divisions of time) legally recognized in ordinary affairs of life
the civil calendar
a civil day begins at mean midnight
4
applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military
civil authorities
5
of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals
civil rights
civil liberty
civic duties
civic pride
Synonym: civic
6
of or occurring within the state or between or among citizens of the state
civil affairs
civil strife
civil disobedience
civil branches of government

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  1. The right to vote is a base civil right .

    选举权是公民的一项基本权利。

  2. Right of privacy is a fundamental civil personality right .

    隐私权是公民的一项基本人格权。

  3. The country was sliding into a state of virtual civil war .

    这个国家实际上正逐渐进入内战状态。

  4. There are still few women in the upper reaches of the civil service .

    在高级别公务员中,女性仍然寥寥无几。

  5. The love story unfolds against a background of civil war .

    这爱情故事以内战为背景展开。

  6. He used his friends to help him get into the civil service by the back door .

    他利用朋友帮他开后门当上了公务员。

  7. I 'll thank you to keep a civil tongue in your head .

    请你说话讲究礼貌。

  8. There is no certainty that the president 's removal would end the civil war .

    总统的下台是否会结束内战现在还很难说。

  9. He 's a local government administrator , that is to say a civil servant .

    他是地方政府的行政官员,也就是公务员。

  10. The director puts a Hollywood gloss on the civil war .

    导演对南北战争作了一番好莱坞式的精彩阐述。

  11. Members of the English Civil War Society will re-enact the battle .

    英格兰内战协会的成员将再次展现那场战争。

  12. The civil war lingered on well into the 1930s .

    这次内战到20世纪30年代还拖了好几年。

  13. The country is haunted by the spectre of civil war .

    内战仿佛一触即发,举国上下一片恐慌。

  14. His work as a civil servant was a cover for his activities as a spy .

    他以公务员的工作作为搞间谍活动的掩护。

  15. Civil war could come if the country breaks up

    如果国家分裂就会爆发内战。

  16. The Channel Tunnel project is the biggest civil engineering project in Europe .

    英吉利海峡隧道是欧洲最大的土木工程。

  17. They came to power in 1975 after a bloody civil war .

    在一场腥风血雨的内战之后,他们于1975年上台执政。

  18. This form of civil disobedience isn 't a particularly new phenomenon .

    这种形式的非暴力反抗并不是特别新的现象。

  19. The prospect of civil war is very real

    发生内战的可能性是真实存在的。

  20. We cannot take sides in a civil war

    内战中我们不能支持任何一方。

  21. The real danger is civil unrest in the east of the country

    真正的危险是该国东部地区的民众动乱。

  22. That ruling had drawn sharp criticism from civil rights groups .

    那项判决已遭到了民权组织的严厉批评。

  23. She gets £ 130,000 from the Civil List .

    她的王室年俸有13万英镑。

  24. The government has decided to increase salaries for all civil servants .

    政府已决定给所有公务员加薪。

  25. The years of civil war have dehumanized all of us .

    连年内战剥夺了我们所有人的人性。

  26. Her family was given safe conduct to Britain when civil war broke out .

    内战爆发时,她全家获得了前往英国的安全通行许可。

  27. Ethnic tensions among the republics could lead to civil war

    共和国之间紧张的种族关系可能会引发内战。

  28. A system like ours lacks adequate safeguards for civil liberties .

    我们这样的制度缺乏有效保护公民自由的条款。

  29. The Patriotic Front took power after a three-month civil war

    经过3个月内战,爱国阵线夺取了政权。

  30. Civil rights officials say there may be hundreds of other cases of racial violence

    负责民权事务的官员说可能还有数百宗种族暴力事件。

polite civil courteous 【导航词义:有礼貌的】
polite v. 有礼貌的,客气的
〔辨析〕

指言谈举止礼貌得当的,能够考虑到他人的需要或感受。

〔例证〕

The young man is always very polite.

那个年轻人总是很有礼貌。

It is widely known that talking with your mouth full is not polite.

大家都知道,满嘴食物时讲话是不礼貌的。

civil v. 文明的,有礼貌的
〔辨析〕

指彬彬有礼、客客气气的,显得庄重但并非很友好。

〔例证〕

Try to be civil whether you like him or not.

不管你喜不喜欢他,尽量礼貌一点。

The man could barely bring himself to be civil to them.

那男人几乎无法让自己对他们客客气气。

courteous v. 有礼貌的
〔辨析〕

指礼貌客气的,通常含有尊敬、谦恭的意思。

〔例证〕

You can always get a courteous reply from her.

她总能给人以礼貌的回答。

The tour guides of that travel agency are always courteous and helpful.

那家旅行社的导游总是彬彬有礼、乐于助人。

  • 词语搭配

civil与以下词性连用

n.

civil unrest

国内骚乱

civil disobedience

非暴力抵抗

civil liberties/rights

公民自由/公民权

civil court (law)suit/trial

民事法庭诉讼/审讯