civil

柯林斯词典

1. ADJ You use civil to describe events that happen within a country and that involve the different groups of people in it. 国民的[ADJ n]
...civil unrest. …民众的骚乱。
2. ADJ You use civil to describe people or things in a country that are not connected with its armed forces. 民用的
...the U.S. civil aviation industry. …美国民用航空工业。
3. ADJ You use civil to describe things that are connected with the state rather than with a religion. 民政的[ADJ n]
They were married on August 9 in a civil ceremony in Venice. 他们于8月9日在威尼斯通过民政仪式结了婚。
4. ADJ You use civil to describe the rights that people have within a society. 公民的[ADJ n]
...a United Nations covenant on civil and political rights. …一份关于民权和政治权利的联合国公约。
5. ADJ Someone who is civil is polite in a formal way, but not particularly friendly. 文明的[正式]
As visitors, the least we can do is be civil to the people in their own land. 作为游客，我们至少要能做到文明地对待当地人民。
6. civilityN-UNCOUNT 礼貌
...civility to underlings. …对下属的礼待。