civil

['sivil]

adj.公民的, 文明的, 国内的, 民用的, 民事的

a.

1. 市民的, 国民的, 公民的; 民用的[Z][B]

Martin Luther King was the leader of the civil rights movement.

马丁・路德・金是民权运动的领袖。

2. 一般平民的, 民间的; 文职的; 世俗的[Z][B]

It might be long before civil government would be re-established.

重建文官政府也许要等很长时间。

3. 【律】民事的; 法定的[Z][B]

It was a civil case so there was no question of him being sent to prison.

这是一宗民事案件, 所以不存在判他监禁的问题。

4. 彬彬有礼的, 客气的; 文明的

It's civil of you to say so.

你这样说是很有礼貌的。

5. 国内的[Z][B]

Patriotic soldiers appealed for the prevention of a civil war.

爱国的士兵呼吁防止发生内战。

词形变化

副词: civilly |

词义辨析

同义:

a.市民的, 公民的

public  common  social

a.彬彬有礼的; 文明的

ceremonious  courteous  polite  

同义参见:

amiable  orderly  national  neighborly  respectful  outward  amicable  accessible  civilian  courtly  aristocratic  

反义:

a.文明的; 民用的; 民事的

uncivil  rude  impolite  military  martial  

反义参见:

alien  criminal  

英英释义

形容词 civil:

applying to ordinary citizens

not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others- W.S. Maugham

同义词：polite

of or occurring within the state or between or among citizens of the state

of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals

同义词：civic

(of divisions of time) legally recognized in ordinary affairs of life

of or in a condition of social order

短语词组

do the civil

1. 有礼貌

We have to do the civil to her.

我们只好对她以礼相待。

补充

civilcivil英:[ˈsivl] 美:[ˈsɪvəl]adj.1.公民的, 平民的; 非军职的, 非宗教的; 国民间的, 民用的Voting is the exercise of a civil right.投票是行使一项公民权利。2.民事的, 民法的It was a civil case.这是一起民事案件。3.文明的, 有教养的Man is a civil creature.人是文明的动物。The courteous boy was civil to everybody.这个谦恭的男孩对每一个人都很有礼貌。

例句

1. They decided to attack civil and military communications centres.他们决定攻击民用和军用通讯中心。 2. the U.S. civil aviation industry美国民用航空业 3. a United Nations covenant on civil and political rights一项联合国公民和政治权利公约 4. a society in which wars or civil disturbances can never happen一个从不会发生战争或内乱的社会 5. one of the threats to civil society文明社会面临的威胁之一 6. He'd been careful to be civil to everyone.他一直都小心翼翼地对每个人以礼相待。 7. As visitors, the least we can do is be civil to the people in their own land.作为游客, 我们起码要做到对当地人以礼相待。 8. Jewish civil and religious law犹太人的民事和宗教律法 9. civil aviation.民用航空。 10. a civil action.民事诉讼。 11. they were comparatively civil to their daughter.他们对自己女儿比较客气。 12. civil twilight.民用晨昏蠓影。 13. civil disorder(= involving groups of people within the same country)内乱 14. a civil wedding(= not a religious one)公证婚礼（非教会主持的婚礼） 15. civil courts民事法庭 16. civil liberties/duties公民的自由/义务 17. a period of civil unrest [=a time when groups of people in a country fight one another]国内动乱时期 18. They got married in a civil ceremony at city hall.他们是按照世俗婚礼的仪式在市政厅结的婚。 19. civil institutions民间机构 20. It was hard to be civil when I felt so angry.我当时那么生气，很难做到彬彬有礼。 21. She was barely civil to me.她对我还勉强算客气。 22. She argues that a civil [=(more commonly) civilized] society takes care of its weakest members.她认为一个文明的社会应对它最弱势的群体给予关心照顾。 23. The couple filed a civil suit against the company that made the crib.这对夫妻对这家生产婴儿床的公司提起了民事诉讼。 24. civil cases民事案件 25. rules of civil procedure民法程序的规则 26. The couple couldn't even discuss things civilly [=politely] anymore.夫妻二人甚至不能再和和气气地讨论问题。 27. "“Thank you for helping me, sir,” she said civilly."“谢谢您的帮忙，先生。”她彬彬有礼地说。