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
- Victory in the civil war had been achieved by a mainly volunteer army.
一支主要由志愿军组成的队伍取得了内战的胜利。 - 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。 - Diplomats denounced the leaders for trampling their citizens 'civil rights
外交官谴责这些领导人践踏其公民的公民权。 - 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。 - The parliament in Madrid was taken over by civil guards.
马德里议会大厦被国民警卫队接管了。 - 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。 - We cannot take sides in a civil war
内战中我们不能支持任何一方。 - They have purged thousands from the upper levels of the civil service.
他们从上层文职部门清除了上千名公务员。 - Democracy survived the Civil War and the developing industrial leviathan and struggled on into the twentieth century.
民主经历了内战和庞大工业体系的逐渐兴起仍然幸存了下来，并且艰难挺进了20世纪。 - His courage in defending religious and civil rights inspired many outside the church
他在捍卫宗教和公民权利时所表现出来的勇气鼓舞了许多教会之外的人。