civil
civil 英 [ˈsɪvl] 美 [ˈsɪvəl]
adj. 公民的,市民的;有礼貌的(文明的)
civil unrest 民众的骚乱
a civil marriage ceremony 非宗教仪式的结婚典礼
- Civil has several meanings. The simplest is cultured and polite, as in someone who is civilized. Civil can also describe things related to a community of people and their government, or a civilization.
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- adj. 公民的,市民的;有礼貌的(文明的)
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1. civil unrest
民众的骚乱
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2. a civil marriage ceremony
非宗教仪式的结婚典礼
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3. a civil court
民事法庭
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4. She greeted him civilly.
她礼貌地向他打招呼。
- civil (adj.) late 14c., "relating to civil law or life; pertaining to the internal affairs of a state," from Old French civil "civil, relating to civil law" (13c.) and directly from Latin civilis "relating to a society, pertaining to public life, relating to the civic order, befitting a citizen," hence by extension "popular, affable, courteous;" alternative adjectival derivative of civis "townsman" (see city).
civil ★ AWL / ˈsɪvl ; NAmE ˈsɪvl / adjective 1 ★ [only before noun ] connected with the people who live in a country 国民的;平民的 ◆ civil unrest (= that is caused by groups of people within a country) 民众的骚乱 ☞see also civil war 2 ★ [only before noun ] connected with the state rather than with religion or with the armed forces 国家的,政府的(非宗教或军事的) ◆ a civil marriage ceremony 非宗教仪式的结婚典礼 3 [only before noun ] involving personal legal matters and not criminal law 民事的(非刑事的) ◆ a civil court 民事法庭 ☞compare criminal adj. (2 ) ☞see also civil law 4 polite in a formal way but possibly not friendly 有礼貌的;客气的 OPP uncivil ▶ civ·il·ly / ˈsɪvəli ; NAmE ˈsɪvəli / adverb ◆ 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 / ˈsɪvl ; NAmE ˈsɪvl / civ·il·ly / ˈsɪvəli ; NAmE ˈsɪvəli /
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