civil
柯林斯词典
1. ADJ You use civil to describe events that happen within a country and that involve the different groups of people in it. 国民的[ADJ n]
...civil unrest. …民众的骚乱。
2. ADJ You use civil to describe people or things in a country that are not connected with its armed forces. 民用的
...the U.S. civil aviation industry. …美国民用航空工业。
3. ADJ You use civil to describe things that are connected with the state rather than with a religion. 民政的[ADJ n]
They were married on August 9 in a civil ceremony in Venice. 他们于8月9日在威尼斯通过民政仪式结了婚。
4. ADJ You use civil to describe the rights that people have within a society. 公民的[ADJ n]
...a United Nations covenant on civil and political rights. …一份关于民权和政治权利的联合国公约。
5. ADJ Someone who is civil is polite in a formal way, but not particularly friendly. 文明的[正式]
As visitors, the least we can do is be civil to the people in their own land. 作为游客,我们至少要能做到文明地对待当地人民。
6. civilityN-UNCOUNT 礼貌
...civility to underlings. …对下属的礼待。
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civil /ˈsɪvəl/
剑桥词典
- He brought civil proceedings against the police for false imprisonment.
- 20 years of civil strife have left the country's economy in ruins .
- He pursued his claim through the civil courts .
- They married in a civil ceremony .
- The equipment was all for civil use.
civil adjective (ORDINARY)
[ 只用在名词前面的形容词 ]not military or religious , or relating to the ordinary people of a country
文职的;民用的;平民的,国民的
Helicopters are mainly used for military rather than civil use. 直升机主要用于军事而非民用。
After ten years of military dictatorship , the country now has a civil government . 经历了10年军事专制统治后,该国现在有了一个文官政府。
We weren't married in church , but we had a civil ceremony in a registry office . 我们没在教堂结婚,不过在婚姻登记处举行了个世俗仪式。
例句
civil adjective (LAW)
[ 只用在名词前面的形容词 ] law specializedrelating to private arguments between people or organizations rather than criminal matters
民事的
The matter would be better dealt with in the civil court rather than by an expensive criminal proceeding . 这事最好在民事法庭处理,而不要进行昂贵的刑事诉讼。
civil adjective (POLITE)
polite and formal
有礼貌的;文明的;客气的
His manner was civil, though not particularly friendly . 他的态度很客气,尽管不是特别友好。
习语
keep a civil tongue in your headnot have a civil word to say about sb 返回 civil