| 词汇 | civil |
| 释义 | civil 12 ENTRIES FOUND: civil (adjective) civil defense (noun) civil disobedience (noun) civil engineering (noun) civil law (noun) civil liberty (noun) civil marriage (noun) civil rights (noun) civil servant (noun) civil service (noun) civil union (noun) civil war (noun) civil /ˈsɪvəl/ adjective civil /ˈsɪvəl/ adjective Learner's definition of CIVIL 1 always used before a noun : of or relating to the people who live in a country公民的；国民的；民众的 civil liberties/duties公民的自由/义务 a period of civil unrest [=a time when groups of people in a country fight one another]国内动乱时期 — see also civil disobedience, civil war 2 always used before a noun : of or relating to the regular business of the people in a city, town, state, etc. : not connected to the military or to a religion普通公民的（非军事的或宗教的）；民间的；平民的 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。 civil institutions民间机构 3 not used before a noun, [more civil; most civil] : polite but not friendly : only as polite as a person needs to be in order to not be rude有礼貌；客气；有教养 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。 She was barely civil to me.她对我还勉强算客气。 — opposite uncivil 4 [more civil; most civil] : caring about art, science, government, people's well-being, etc.文明的；开化的 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。 — opposite uncivil 5 always used before a noun, law : relating to laws that describe a person's rights rather than to laws about crime民法的（非刑法的）；民事的 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。 civil cases民事案件 rules of civil procedure民法程序的规则 — compare 1criminal 2; see also civil law, civil liberty, civil rights — civilly /ˈsɪvəli/ adverb 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。 “Thank you for helping me, sir,” she said civilly.“谢谢您的帮忙，先生。”她彬彬有礼地说。 |
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