civil
英 [ˈsɪvl]
美 [ˈsɪvl]
adj. 国民的; 平民的; 国家的，政府的(非宗教或军事的); 民事的(非刑事的)
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同义词辨析
politecivilcourteous【导航词义：有礼貌的】
politeadj. 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。
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。
civiladj. 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。
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。
courteousadj. 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。
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。
牛津词典
adj.
- 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
- civil unrest (= that is caused by groups of people within a country)
- 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
- a civil marriage ceremony
- 民事的（非刑事的）
involving personal legal matters and not criminal law- a civil court
民事法庭
- a civil court
- 有礼貌的；客气的
polite in a formal way but possibly not friendly
柯林斯词典
- ADJ 公民的;国民的;国内的
You usecivilto describe events that happen within a country and that involve the different groups of people in it.- ...civil unrest.
国内骚乱
- ...civil unrest.
- ADJ 民用的;平民的;非军事的
You usecivilto 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
- ...the US civil aviation industry.
- ADJ 政府的；国家的;世俗的;非宗教的
You usecivilto 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。 - ...Jewish civil and religious law.
犹太民法和宗教法
- They were married on August 9 in a civil ceremony in Venice.
- ADJ （权利）公民的，公民应有的
You usecivilto 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
- ...a United Nations covenant on civil and political rights.
- ADJ-GRADED 彬彬有礼的;斯文的;客气的
Someone who iscivilis 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。
- As visitors, the least we can do is be civil to the people in their own land.
双语例句
- The strike has taken on overtones of a civil rights campaign
罢工带上了民权运动的意味。 - He has warned that the serious rifts within the country could lead to civil war
他已经发出了警告，国家内部严重的不和可能会引发内战。 - Junior and middle-ranking civil servants have pledged to join the indefinite strike.
基层和中层公务员已承诺要加入到无限期罢工中来。 - The letter called for trade union freedom and civil rights, but did not openly denounce the regime
这封信呼吁保障工会自由和公民权利，但没有公开谴责该政权。 - A former Finance Minister and five senior civil servants are accused of fraud.
一名前财政大臣和五名高级公务员被指控诈骗。 - Civil war and famine sent the nation plunging into anarchy.
内战和饥荒使该国陷入了无政府状态。 - These ideas resurfaced again in the American civil rights movement
这些观念在美国民权运动中重新抬头。 - They have taken measures to equate the salaries of higher civil servants to those of business executives.
他们采取措施使高级文职人员的工资和企业管理干部的工资相等。 - But the government's plans have run into strong opposition from civil rights campaigners.
但是政府的计划意外遭到了民权运动人士的强烈反对。 - These demands are helping to stoke fears of civil war.
这些要求助长了人们对内战的恐惧。