首页英语词典civilcivil英英释意

civil

英 ['sɪv(ə)l; -ɪl] 美['sɪvl]
  • 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

英英释意


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"