civil
US
UK civil adj: (relating to society)
SC 社会的 shè huì de
TC 社會的
TC 社會的
SC 公众的 shè huì de ，gōng zhòng de
The people there have no civil liberties.
civil adj: (courteous, not rude)
SC 礼貌的 lǐ mào de
TC 禮貌的
TC 禮貌的
SC 彬彬有礼的 lǐ mào de ，bīn bīn yǒu lǐ de
Try to be civil to everyone, even if they're being rude to you.
civil adj: (law: not specifically criminal)
SC 民事的
The case is a civil matter and will be settled out of court.
ACLU n: initialism (American Civil Liberties Union)
SC 美国公民自由联盟
CE n: abbreviation (civil engineer)
SC 土木工程师 tǔ mù gōng chéng shī
Kevin works as a CE and makes a decent salary.
civil affairs npl: (UN: with local authorities)
SC 民政事务
civil affairs npl: US (military: with civil authorities) (美国军队)
SC 民事部队
TC 民事部隊
TC 民事部隊
civil ceremony n: (non-religious wedding)
SC 世俗婚礼仪式 shì sú hūn lǐ yí shì
SC 非宗教的婚礼仪式 shì sú hūn lǐ yí shì，fēi zōng jiào de hūn lǐ yí shì
They preferred a simple civil ceremony at city hall, but her mother insisted on a large church wedding.
civil court n: UK (city court, non-criminal court)
SC 民事法庭 mín shì fǎ tíng
A civil court deals with non-criminal matters, such as eviction proceedings, anti-social behaviour orders (ASBOs), debt hearings and family proceedings.
civil disobedience n: (peaceful protest)
SC 不合作主义 bù hé zuò zhǔ yì
SC 非暴力抵抗 bù hé zuò zhǔ yì，fēi bào lì dǐ kàng
More than 40 people have been arrested and charged with civil disobedience.
civil disorder n: (public unrest)
SC 市民动乱 shì mín dòng luàn
TC 市民動亂
TC 市民動亂
SC 市民暴乱 shì mín dòng luàn，shì mín bào luàn
There was civil disorder outside the stadium after the soccer game.
civil engineer n: ([sb] who designs public works)
SC 土木工程师 tǔ mù gōng chéng shī
Ruth is studying to be a civil engineer.
civil engineering n: (design and building of structures)
SC 土木工程 tǔ mù gōng chéng
The construction of buildings, roads and bridges is all part of civil engineering.
civil law n: (laws about private matters, rights)
SC 民法
TC 民法
TC 民法
civil liberties npl: (personal freedom)
SC 公民自由 gōng mín zì yóu
Al-Kidd claimed the Attorney General had violated his civil liberties by treating him like a terrorist.
civil liberties npl: (against governmental abuse)
SC 公民自由 gōng mín zì yóu
Many people died in the battle for universal suffrage and other civil liberties.
civil liberty n: (against governmental abuse)
SC 公民自由 gōng mín zì yóu
civil marriage n: (law: ceremony) (仪式)
SC 民事婚姻
civil marriage n: (law: kind of union) (关系)
SC 民事婚姻
civil partner n: (spouse in civil union)
SC 法定伴侣
SC 同性伴侣
civil partnership, civil union n: (legal contract between couple)
SC 民事伴侣关系
It is pure discrimination to say that we can form a civil partnership but we cannot get married.
civil protection n: (emergency planning in case of war)
SC 民防，民事保护
civil rights npl: (individual rights in a society,)
SC 公民权利 gōng mín quán lì
TC 公民權利
TC 公民權利
If you don't claim and defend your civil rights you risk losing them.
civil rights movement n: (campaign for human freedoms)
SC 人权运动 rén quán yùn dòng
TC 人權運動
TC 人權運動
Martin Luther King, Jr. is a hero of the civil rights movement in the USA.
civil servant n: (government employee)
SC 公务员 gōng wù yuán
TC 公務員
TC 公務員
Some civil servants give the government a bad name.
一些公务员给政府的名声抹黑。
civil service n: (government workers)
SC 政府行政部门 zhèng fǔ xíng zhèng bù mén
SC 公务员 zhèng fǔ xíng zhèng bù mén ，gōng wù yuán
TC 公務員(总称)
TC 公務員(总称)
Denise had spent her entire career working for the civil service.
civil society n: (unofficial institutions of society)
SC 民间团体
civil unrest n: (law: disorder) (法律)
SC 动乱 dòng luàn
TC 動亂
TC 動亂
SC 内乱
civil war n: (country's internal war)
SC 内战 nèi zhàn
TC 內戰
TC 內戰
The civil war has displaced almost half the country's population.
内战使该国家近一半的人口流离失所。
the Civil War, the American Civil War n: historical, US (war between US states)
SC 美国内战
TC 美國內戰
TC 美國內戰
The American Civil War broke out in April 1861.
美国内战爆发于1861年4月。
civil wedding n: (marriage: non-religious)
SC 非宗教形式的婚礼 fēi zōng jiào xíng shì de hūn lǐ
SC 世俗婚礼 fēi zōng jiào xíng shì de hūn lǐ，shì sú hūn lǐ
The bride and groom decided on a civil wedding as they were not themselves religious people.
in a civil manner adv: (politely, courteously)
SC 有礼貌地 yǒu lǐ mào de
TC 有禮貌地
TC 有禮貌地
Can we close this conversation in a civil manner?
Municipal Civil Registrar n: (head of a city's registry office) (市登记处主管)
SC 市民事书记官
Spanish Civil War n: historical (1930s war) (20世纪30年代)
SC 西班牙内战