| 词汇 | civil |
| 释义 | civil adjective uk /ˈsɪv.əl/ us /ˈsɪv.əl/ civiladjective (ORDINARY)C1[ before noun ] not military or religious, but relating to the ordinary people of a country: Helicopters are mainly used for military rather than civil use.直升机主要用于军事而非民用。 civil governmentAfter ten years of military dictatorship, the country now has a civil government.经历了10年军事专制统治后，该国现在有了一个文官政府。 civil ceremony We weren't married in church, but we had a civil ceremony in a registry office.我们没在教堂结婚，不过在婚姻登记处举行了个世俗仪式。 He brought civil proceedings against the police for false imprisonment.他向法庭提起民事诉讼，控告警方非法拘留。 20 years of civil strife have left the country's economy in ruins.20年的内战使该国经济满目疮痍。 He pursued his claim through the civil courts. They married in a civil ceremony. The equipment was all for civil use. Ordinary people banausic civil ceremony commonalty community demotic grassroots Joe Bloggs Joe Public John Doe John Q. Public omnibus popular popularly prole public ruck the common manidiom the man/woman in the streetidiom the populace vernacular civiladjective (LAW)[ before noun ] law specialized relating to private arguments between people or organizations rather than criminal matters: 民事的 civil court The matter would be better dealt with in the civil court rather than by an expensive criminal proceeding.这事最好在民事法庭处理，而不要进行昂贵的刑事诉讼。 Rules & laws administrative admiralty anti-bribery anti-regulatory anti-sodomy blue law humanitarian law invocation juridical juridically juristic land tenure legislation mandatory provision the rule of law Ts and Cs uncalled uncanonical unenforceable civiladjective (POLITE)polite and formal: 有礼貌的;文明的;客气的 His manner was civil, though not particularly friendly.他的态度很客气，尽管不是特别友好。 polite politeHe was always such a polite child. courteousAlthough she often disagreed with me, she was always courteous. respectfulHe was respectful towards his elders. well manneredThey were quiet, well mannered children. chivalrousHe held open the door in that chivalrous way of his. Polite and respectful candy coat candy-coated chivalric chivalrous chivalrously courtly couth deferential deferentially euphemism for someone/something graciousness hyper-civilized keep a civil tongue in your headidiom manner minced oath super-polite tactful tactfully ultra-civilized ultra-refined Idiomskeep a civil tongue in your head not have a civil word to say about someone civil | American Dictionarycivil adjective us/ˈsɪv·əl/ civiladjective (ORDINARY)of or relating to the ordinary people of a country, rather than members of religious organizations or the military: These helicopters are for rescue and other civil use. We were married in a civil ceremony. politics & government Civil also refers to the legal system governing personal and business matters: civil court civiladjective (POLITE)polite and formal: We were civil to each other, but we were both still angry. civil | Business Englishcivil adjective[ before noun ] LAWuk /ˈsɪvəl/us relating to legal disagreements between people or businesses, rather than criminal activities: civil action/lawsuit/case, etc.The Chapter 11 action suspended a civil trial in which two plaintiffs sought compensation totaling more than $160 million. Compare criminal law |
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