civil
adj. 国民的; 民用的; 政府的; 民事的; 斯文的; 有礼貌的; 客气的
You use civil to describe events that happen within a country and that involve the different groups of people in it.
...civil unrest.
国内骚乱
You use civil to 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
You use civil to 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
You use civil to 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
Someone who is civil is 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。
1. applying to ordinary citizens;
2. not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others;
3. of or occurring within the state or between or among citizens of the state;
4. of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals;
5. (of divisions of time) legally recognized in ordinary affairs of life;
6. of or in a condition of social order;
polite, civil, courteous
这些形容词均含"礼貌的,客气的"之意。
He said a civil good morning.
他彬彬有礼地道了声早安.
The announcement led to violent civil disorders.
这项宣布引起剧烈的骚乱.
People are predicting civil unrest in the area.
人们预言该地区将发生动乱.
Civil court proceedings are notoriously slow.
民事诉讼程序的耗时长是无人不知的.
The period from the War of Independence to the Civil War is the babyhood of the United States.
从独立战争到内战这个时期是美国的婴儿期.
adj. 市民的,公民的
adj. 彬彬有礼的;文明的
其他释义
courteouscourtlyamicableamiableaccessiblepoliterespectfularistocraticoutwardpubliccivilianneighborlynationalorderlyceremonioussocialcommon