1 ADJ [ADJ n] 公民的;国民的;国内的 You use civil to describe events that happen within a country and that involve the different groups of people in it. 公民的;国民的;国内的
2 ADJ [usually ADJ n] 民用的;平民的;非军事的 You use civil to describe people or things in a country that are not connected with its armed forces. 民用的;平民的;非军事的
3 ADJ [ADJ n] 政府的；国家的;世俗的;非宗教的 You use civil to describe things that are connected with the state rather than with a religion. 政府的；国家的;世俗的;非宗教的
4 ADJ [ADJ n] （权利）公民的，公民应有的 You use civil to describe the rights that people have within a society. （权利）公民的，公民应有的
5 ADJ-GRADED 彬彬有礼的;斯文的;客气的 Someone who is civil is polite in a formal way, but not particularly friendly. 彬彬有礼的;斯文的;客气的 [formal]
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As visitors, the least we can do is be civil to the people in their own land. [+ to]
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。
Word PartnershipWord Link
| Word Partnership | Use civil with: |
| N. | civil disobedience, civil unrest 1 civil liberties/rights 1 4 civil court (law)suit/trial 3 |
| Word Link | civ ≈ citizen : civic, civil, civilian |
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