civil

adjective

/ˈsɪvl/

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[only before noun] connected with the people who live in a country國民的；平民的
- civil unrest (= that is caused by groups of people within a country)民衆的騷亂
- civil strife/conflict内亂/沖突
- There were concerns that the economic reforms might lead to civil unrest.有人擔心經濟改革可能會導致内亂。
see also civil war
[only before noun] connected with the state rather than with religion or with the armed forces國家的，政府的（非宗教或軍事的）
- the recognition of civil unions for same-sex couples承認同性伴侶的民事結合
- They were married in a civil ceremony.他們在世俗的儀式中結婚。
- civil aviation民航
- We have called in the army to assist the civil authorities in rescue operations.我們已經召集軍隊協助民政當局進行救援行動。
Topics Religion and festivalsb2
[only before noun] involving personal legal matters and not criminal law民事的（非刑事的）
- a civil court民事法庭
compare criminal see also civil law
polite in a formal way but possibly not friendly有禮貌的；客氣的
- The less time I have to spend being civil to him the better!我巴不得我必須跟他客套的時間越短越好！
opposite uncivil
Extra Examples
- He said that the police were perfectly civil in their questioning.他說警察在審問時非常文明。
- I don't want her around if she can't behave in a civil manner to me.如果她不能對我彬彬有禮，我不想讓她在我身邊。
- The teachers were all perfectly civil to me.老師們對我都很和藹。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- remain
- become
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
preposition
- to
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