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  • Derivatives : n  civilness ; adv  civilly
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

civil ['sɪvɪl]
  1. 1. adjective [+unrest] 国内的
  2. 2. adjective (not military) 民用的
  3. 3. adjective [+ceremony] (not religious) 非宗教的
  4. 4. adjective [+case] (not criminal) 民事的
  5. 5. adjective to be civil (to sb) (polite) 礼貌地(对某人)

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

civil [ 'sɪvl] [ .sɪvl]
  1. 1. adjective 公民的，市民的
    civil rights
    公民权
  2. 2. adjective 国内的，国民间的，国民的，国家的；政府的，文职的，文官的
    civil service
    [总称]文职人员；(军队以外的全部)行政机构
    civil war
    国内战争、内战
  3. 3. adjective 有教养的，文明的，开化的，
  4. 4. adjective 有礼貌的；客气的
  5. 5. adjective 非军事的；非神职的，非宗教的
    civil marriage
    (西方国家中不采用宗教仪式的)世俗结婚
  6. 6. adjective 历法规定的
    a civil year
    民用年(区别于天文年)
  7. 7. adjective [有时作Civil]根据罗马（或现代）民法的，法律规定的
  8. 8. adjective [legal] 民事的，民事诉讼的[区别于criminal，political]

Collins English-English Dictionary

civil ['sɪvəl]
  1. 1. adj of the ordinary life of citizens as distinguished from military, legal, or ecclesiastical affairs
  2. 2. adj of or relating to the citizen as an individual
    civil rights
  3. 3. adj of or occurring within the state or between citizens
    civil strife
  4. 4. adj polite or courteous
  5. 5. adj a less common word for civic
  6. 6. adj of or in accordance with Roman law
  7. 7. adj relating to the private rights of citizens
  8. 8. adj [Etymology] C14: from Old French, from Latin civilis, from civis citizen
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Examples

civil rights
公民权 → civil
civil service
[总称]文职人员；(军队以外的全部)行政机构 → civil
civil war
国内战争、内战 → civil
civil marriage
(西方国家中不采用宗教仪式的)世俗结婚 → civil
a civil year
民用年(区别于天文年) → civil
the corpus of civil law
民法大典 → corpus
ten years of civil service under his belt
他有当过十年文职人员的光荣经历
A civil war will take place if the three parties cannot reach an agreement.
如果三方不能达成一致，内战就会爆发。 → agreement
The government is strong on Civil Rights.
这个政府对民权问题的态度很坚决。 → strong
He is one of the pioneers of the Civil Rights.
他是公民权利运动的发起人之一。 → pioneer
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