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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

civil

英  [ˈsɪvəl]
    

[ADJ]

    ADJ. 形容词
  • 1. 国民的

    You use civil to describe events that happen within a country and that involve the different groups of people in it.

    双语例句

    例：

    civil unrest.

    民众的骚乱。

    2. 民用的

    You use civil to describe people or things in a country that are not connected with its armed forces.

    双语例句

    例：

    the US civil aviation industry.

    美国民用航空工业。

    3. 民政的 , 政府的 , 非宗教的

    You use civil to describe things that are connected with the state rather than with a religion.

    双语例句

    例：

    They were married on August 9 in a civil ceremony in Venice.

    他们于8月9日在威尼斯举行了世俗婚礼。

    4. 公民的

    You use civil to describe the rights that people have within a society.

    双语例句

    例：

    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. 文明的

    Someone who is civil is polite in a formal way, but not particularly friendly.

    近义词

    polite

    双语例句

    例：

    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。

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