civil
adj. 國民的; 民用的; 政府的; 民事的; 斯文的; 有禮貌的; 客氣的
You use civil to describe events that happen within a country and that involve the different groups of people in it.
...civil unrest.
國內騷亂
You use civil to describe people or things in a country that are not connected with its armed forces.
...the US civil aviation industry.
美國民用航空業
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.
他們於8月9號在威尼斯舉行了世俗婚禮。
...Jewish civil and religious law.
猶太民法和宗教法
You use civil to describe the rights that people have within a society.
...a United Nations covenant on civil and political rights.
聯合國公民和政治權利公約
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.
作為來訪者,我們最起碼能做到的就是對當地人要彬彬有禮。
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
這些形容詞均含"禮貌的,客氣的"之意。
He said a civil good morning.
他彬彬有禮地道了聲早安.
The announcement led to violent civil disorders.
這項宣佈引起劇烈的騷亂.
People are predicting civil unrest in the area.
人們預言該地區將發生動亂.
Civil court proceedings are notoriously slow.
民事訴訟程式的耗時長是無人不知的.
The period from the War of Independence to the Civil War is the babyhood of the United States.
從獨立戰爭到內戰這個時期是美國的嬰兒期.
adj. 市民的,公民的
adj. 彬彬有禮的;文明的
其他釋義
courteouscourtlyamicableamiableaccessiblepoliterespectfularistocraticoutwardpubliccivilianneighborlynationalorderlyceremonioussocialcommon