civ·il
adjective/ˈsɪvl/
/ˈsɪvl/
国民的;平民的 - civil unrest (= that is caused by groups of people within a country)
民众的骚乱 - civil strife/conflict
内乱/冲突 - There were concerns that the economic reforms might lead to civil unrest.
有人担心经济改革可能会导致内乱。
- civil unrest (= that is caused by groups of people within a country)
国家的,政府的(非宗教或军事的) - the recognition of civil unions for same-sex couples
对同性合法伴侣关系的承认 - They were married in a civil ceremony.
他们以民事仪式结婚。 - civil aviation
民航 - We have called in the army to assist the civil authorities in rescue operations.
我们已调集军队协助民政当局开展救援行动。
- the recognition of civil unions for same-sex couples
- [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
- a civil court
- polite in a formal way but possibly not friendly
有礼貌的;客气的 - The less time I have to spend being civil to him the better!
我巴不得我必须跟他客套的时间越短越好!
Extra Examples- He said that the police were perfectly civil in their questioning.
他说,警方的审问是完全文明的。 - I don't want her around if she can't behave in a civil manner to me.
如果她不能以文明的方式对待我,我就不想让她在身边。 - The teachers were all perfectly civil to me.
老师们对我都很和蔼。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- remain
- become
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- to
- The less time I have to spend being civil to him the better!
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin civilis, from civis ‘citizen’.