civil

adjective

/ˈsɪvl/

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[only before noun] connected with the people who live in a country国民的；平民的
- civil unrest (= that is caused by groups of people within a country)民众的骚乱
- civil strife/conflict内乱/冲突
- There were concerns that the economic reforms might lead to civil unrest.有人担心经济改革可能会导致内乱。
see also civil war
[only before noun] connected with the state rather than with religion or with the armed forces国家的，政府的（非宗教或军事的）
- the recognition of civil unions for same-sex couples承认同性伴侣的民事结合
- They were married in a civil ceremony.他们在世俗的仪式中结婚。
- civil aviation民航
- We have called in the army to assist the civil authorities in rescue operations.我们已经召集军队协助民政当局进行救援行动。
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有礼貌的；客气的
- The less time I have to spend being civil to him the better!我巴不得我必须跟他客套的时间越短越好！
opposite uncivil
Extra Examples
- He said that the police were perfectly civil in their questioning.他说警察在审问时非常文明。
- I don't want her around if she can't behave in a civil manner to me.如果她不能对我彬彬有礼，我不想让她在我身边。
- The teachers were all perfectly civil to me.老师们对我都很和蔼。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- remain
- become
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
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preposition
- to
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