音标:['sivәl] ; 柯林斯词典等级:4 级; 牛津三千核心词汇;
a. 市民的, 公民的, 有礼貌的
[法] 公民的, 国民的, 民用的
s. applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military
a. not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others
a. of or occurring within the state or between or among citizens of the state
a. of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals

考试类型:[高考/四级/六级/考研/托福/GRE]
词性分布:
形容词100%

civil的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. The law shall strictly protect civil rights.法律应严格保护公民的权利。
  2. The presence of the army should act as a check on civil unrest.军队的存在应能制止民间的动乱。
  3. The boy was so cold and even didn't return a civil greeting.那个男孩是那么的冷淡,他甚至都没有回敬一个礼貌的问候。
  4. The America Civil War broke out during the presidency of Lincoln.在林肯就职其间,美国爆发了内战。
  5. I am working on a master's degree in civil architecture.我在攻读民用建筑专业的硕士学位。
  6. It was a civil case so there was no question of him being sent to prison.这是一桩民事案件,因此他没有被送进监狱的可能。

常见句型

用作形容词(adj.)
用作定语~+ n.
  1. Voting is the exercise of a civil right.投票是行使一项公民权利。
  2. We were married in a civil ceremony, not in church.我们结婚采用了非宗教仪式,没有去教堂举行婚礼。
  3. It was a civil case.这是一起民事案件。
  4. A civil war is one between people of the same country.内战是同一国家内的战争。
  5. Man is a civil creature.人是文明的动物。
  6. He said a civil good morning.他彬彬有礼地说了声早安。
用作表语S+be+~
  1. He was not at all civil.他一点礼貌也没有。
  2. The rude sea grew civil at her song.波涛汹涌的大海在她的歌声下也变得温顺了。
S+be+~+ prep .-phrase
  1. The courteous boy was civil to everybody.这个谦恭的男孩对每一个人都很有礼貌。
It is/was+~+of sb+to- v
  1. It was civil of them to do so.他们这样做是通情达理的。

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)
~+名词
  • civil action民事诉讼
  • civil affairs民政事务
  • civil answer有礼貌的回答
  • civil duties公民义务
  • civil life公民生活
  • civil servants文职人员,公务员
  • civil service文官(总称)
  • civil society文明社会
  • civil war内战
~+动词不定式
  • civil to offer the help有礼貌的提供帮助
~+介词
  • civil to strangers对陌生人有礼貌

经典引文

  • To exercise civil dominion of their own.

    出自:R. Hooker
  • The instruction of heathen children in..civil knowledge.

    出自:Horace Walpole
  • Compelled by civil troubles to go into banishment.

    出自:Ld Macaulay
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