civil
音標(biāo)發(fā)音
- 英式音標(biāo) ['s?v(?)l; -?l?s?vl]
- 美式音標(biāo) [?s?v.?l]
- 國(guó)際音標(biāo) ['siv?l]
- 英式發(fā)音
- 美式發(fā)音
基本解釋
- adj. 公民的;民間的;文職的;有禮貌的;根據(jù)民法的
- n. (Civil)人名;(土)吉維爾;(法)西維爾
詞源解說(shuō)
- 14世紀(jì)晚期期進(jìn)入英語(yǔ),直接源自古典拉丁語(yǔ)的civilis,意為和公民有關(guān)的,有利于民眾的。
詞根記憶
- 講文明(civil)就不能邪惡(evil)
- civ(市民,公民) + il→市民的,公民的
- civ(公民) + il(…的)→平民的
同根派生
- adj性質(zhì)的同根詞
- civic:市的;公民的,市民的。
- civilized:文明的;有禮貌的。
- civilised:文明的。
- adv性質(zhì)的同根詞
- civilly:謙恭地;依民法。
- n性質(zhì)的同根詞
- civilization:文明;文化。
- civility:禮貌;禮儀;端莊。
- civilisation:(英)文明(等于civilization)。
- civics:公民;公民學(xué)。
- v性質(zhì)的同根詞
- civilized:教化;使…文明;啟發(fā)(civilize的過(guò)去分詞)。
- vi性質(zhì)的同根詞
- civilize:變得文明。
- civilise:變成文明社會(huì)(等于civilize)。
- vt性質(zhì)的同根詞
- civilize:使文明;教化;使開(kāi)化。
- civilise:教化;文明化;使開(kāi)化。
用法辨析
- civil的基本含意是“公民的,平民的”,也可作“非軍職的,非宗教的; 國(guó)民間的,民用的; 民事的,民法的”解,常用作定語(yǔ),無(wú)比較級(jí)和最高級(jí)形式。
- civil還可作“文明的,有教養(yǎng)的”解,常與介詞of或to連用,可用于比較等級(jí)。
adj. (形容詞)
英漢例句
- Voting is the exercise of a civil right.
投票是行使一項(xiàng)公民權(quán)利。 - He was not at all civil.
他一點(diǎn)禮貌也沒(méi)有。 - The courteous boy was civil to everybody.
這個(gè)謙恭的男孩對(duì)每一個(gè)人都很有禮貌。 - It was civil of them to do so.
他們這樣做是通情達(dá)理的。
用作形容詞 (adj.)
用作定語(yǔ): ~+ n.
用作表語(yǔ): S+be+~
S+be+~+ prep .-phrase
It is/was+~+of sb+to- v
詞組短語(yǔ)
- civil action 民事訴訟
- civil affairs 民政事務(wù)
- civil answer 有禮貌的回答
- civil duties 公民義務(wù)
- civil life 公民生活
用作形容詞 (adj.)
~+名詞
英英字典
- (ORDINARY) not military or religious, or relating to the ordinary people of a country
- (LAW) relating to private arguments between people or organizations rather than criminal matters
- (POLITE) polite and formal
- You use civil to describe events that happen within a country and that involve the different groups of people in it.
- You use civil to describe people or things in a country that are not connected with its armed forces.
- You use civil to describe things that are connected with the state rather than with a religion.
- You use civil to describe the rights that people have within a society.
- Someone who is civil is polite in a formal way, but not particularly friendly.
- civility