1 (onlybeforea noun 只用于名词前) connected with the people who live in a country 跟一国的居民有关的:
civil disorder(= involving groups of people within the same country)内乱
2 (onlybeforea noun 只用于名词前) connected with the state, not with the army or the Church 跟国家(相对于军队或教会)有关的;民政的:
a civil wedding(= not a religious one)公证婚礼(非教会主持的婚礼)
3 (onlybeforea noun 只用于名词前) (in law) connected with the personal legal matters of ordinary people, and not criminal law (法律)民事的:
civil courts民事法庭
4 polite, but not very friendly 有礼貌,彬彬有礼(但不很友好)
civility /səˈvɪləti ||; səˈvɪlətɪ/ noun [U]:
Staff members are trained to treat customers with civility at all times. 员工受过训练,对顾客始终很有礼貌。 ➔civilly /ˈsɪvəli ||; ˈsɪvḷɪ/ adv
civil/ˋsIvḷ; ˈsIv$l/adj 1 not related to military or religious organizations 民间的﹔公民的﹔平民的〔不属于军队或教会的〕: the civil aircraft industry 民用飞机制造业We were married in a civil ceremony, not in church. 我们结婚采用了非宗教仪式﹐没有去教堂。2 civil unrest/disorder etc violence involving different groups within a country 内乱 3 related to laws that deal with people's rights, not laws that are related to crimes〔法律〕民事的: a civil trial 民事审判civil law 民事法4 polite but not very friendly 客气的﹐礼貌的: Please try to be civil. 请尽量礼貌点。
civiladjective1connected with the people who live in a country: civil disorder (= involving groups of people within the same country)2connected with the state, not with the army or the Church: a civil wedding (= not a religious one)