英汉词典

civil 基本解释

• adj. 公民的；民间的；文职的；有礼貌的；根据民法的
• n. (Civil)人名；(土)吉维尔；(法)西维尔

civil 词态变化

civil 中文词源

来自拉丁语civilis,市民的，来自civis,市民，来自PIE*kei,躺，休息，词源同home,city.

civil 英文词源

civil

civil: [14] Latin cīvis ‘citizen’ had two adjectival derivatives which have passed into English: cīvicus, source of civic [16], and cīvīlis, from which, via Old French, we get civil. Of its derivatives, civility [14] comes from Latin cīvīlitās, but civilize [17] and civilian [14] are French creations.
=> civilize, city

civil (adj.)

late 14c., "relating to civil law or life; pertaining to the internal affairs of a state," from Old French civil "civil, relating to civil law" (13c.) and directly from Latin civilis "relating to a citizen, relating to public life, befitting a citizen," hence by extension "popular, affable, courteous;" alternative adjectival derivation of civis "townsman" (see city).

The sense of "polite" was in classical Latin, from the courteous manners of citizens, as opposed to those of soldiers. But English did not pick up this nuance of the word until late 16c. "Courteous is thus more commonly said of superiors, civil of inferiors, since it implies or suggests the possibility of incivility or rudeness" [OED]. Civil case (as opposed to criminal) is recorded from 1610s. Civil liberty is by 1640s. Civil service is from 1772, originally in reference to the East India Company.

civil 英文释义

1. applying to ordinary citizens;

"civil law"

"civil authorities"

2. not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others;

"even if he didn't like them he should have been civil"- W.S. Maugham

3. of or occurring within the state or between or among citizens of the state;

"civil affairs"

"civil strife"

"civil disobediece"

"civil branches of government"

4. of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals;

"civil rights"

"civil liberty"

"civic duties"

"civic pride"

5. (of divisions of time) legally recognized in ordinary affairs of life;

"the civil calendar"

"a civil day begins at mean midnight"

6. of or in a condition of social order;

"civil peoples"

civil 同义词解析

polite, civil, courteous

这些形容词均含"礼貌的，客气的"之意。

polite： 普通常用词，指言论举止无论何时均严谨有礼，很有教养。

civil语气弱于polite，着重只达到社交的一般要求，避免粗鲁。

courteous： 指言谈举止典雅，谦恭有礼，更侧重考虑他人的感情与尊严。

civil 双语例句

1. The strike has taken on overtones of a civil rights campaign.

罢工带上了民权运动的意味。

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2. The Channel Tunnel project is the biggest civil engineering project in Europe.

英吉利海峡隧道是欧洲最大的土木工程。

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3. There are other forms of civil disorder — most notably, football hooliganism.

还有其他形式的民众骚乱，最出名的是足球流氓行为。

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4. A gentleman should always be civil, even to his inferiors.

绅士应该总是彬彬有礼,即便是对地位不及自己者.

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5. The civil war is obstructing distribution of famine relief by aid agencies.

内战阻碍着救援机构对饥荒赈济物资的配给。

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civil 实用场景例句

She greeted him civilly but with no sign of affection.

她礼貌地向他打招呼，但没有一丝爱意。

牛津词典

a civil marriage ceremony

非宗教仪式的结婚典礼

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a civil court

民事法庭

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civil unrest (= that is caused by groups of people within a country)

民众的骚乱

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...civil unrest.

国内骚乱

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...the US civil aviation industry.

美国民用航空业

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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。

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...Jewish civil and religious law.

犹太民法和宗教法

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...a United Nations covenant on civil and political rights.

联合国公民和政治权利公约

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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。

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He said a civil good morning.

他彬彬有礼地道了声早安.

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The announcement led to violent civil disorders.

这项宣布引起剧烈的骚乱.

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People are predicting civil unrest in the area.

人们预言该地区将发生动乱.

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Civil court proceedings are notoriously slow.

民事诉讼程序的耗时长是无人不知的.

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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.

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One source of recruitment is the civil service.

政府文职部门是招聘的部门之一.

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Man is a civil creature.

人是文明的动物.

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Voting is the exercise of a civil right.

投票是行使一项公民权利.

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He made a very civil bow to me.

他对我彬彬有礼地鞠了一躬.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

civil servants who seem to think the world ends north of Watford

似乎把沃特福德以北当作天涯海角的公务员

《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

The strike has taken on overtones of a civil rights campaign.

罢工带上了民权运动的意味。

柯林斯例句

The country had witnessed scenes of tumult not far removed from civil war.

这个国家经历了无异于内战的动乱局势。

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The Channel Tunnel project is the biggest civil engineering project in Europe.

英吉利海峡隧道是欧洲最大的土木工程。

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He had been opposed by a coalition of about 50 civil rights, women's and Latino organizations.

大约有50个民权组织、女性社团和拉丁裔社团联合起来反对他。

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A former Finance Minister and five senior civil servants are accused of fraud.

一名前财政大臣和五名高级公务员被指控诈骗。

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For two decades the country has been ravaged by civil war and foreign intervention.

20年来，这个国家一直被内战外侵所蹂躏。

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They have purged thousands from the upper levels of the civil service.

他们从上层文职部门清除了上千名公务员。

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The real danger is civil unrest in the east of the country.

真正的危险是该国东部地区的民众动乱。

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