civil

相關對話：

1. The America Civil War was broken out during the presidency of Lincoln.
   在林肯就職其間，美國爆發了內戰。
2. We were tired of being pushed around by officious civil servants.
   我們厭煩那些官老爺把我們支來支去。
3. The secession of some southern states from the USA in the 1860s led to the civil war.
   由於南部某些州於十九世紀六十年代脫離美國而導致了南北戰爭。
4. This ruined bridge is a relic of the Civil War.
   這座毀壞的橋是南北戰爭時的遺蹟。
5. It was a civil case so there was no question of him being sent to prison.
   這是一樁民事案件，因此他沒有被送進監獄的可能。
6. Man is a civil creature.
   人是社會動物。

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英文解釋：

形容詞 civil:

1. applying to ordinary citizens
2. not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others- W.S. Maugham
   同義詞：polite
3. of or occurring within the state or between or among citizens of the state
4. of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals
   同義詞：civic
5. (of divisions of time) legally recognized in ordinary affairs of life
6. of or in a condition of social order

 

詞型變化：

副詞:civilly

詞意辨析：

polite, civil, courteous

這些形容詞均含“禮貌的、客氣的”之意。
polite: 普通常用詞，指言論舉止無論何時均嚴謹有禮，很有教養。
civil: 語氣弱於polite，著重只達到社交的一般要求，避免粗魯。
courteous: 指言談舉止典雅，謙恭有禮，更側重考慮他人的感情與尊嚴。