civil

adjective

/ˈsɪvl/

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[only before noun] connected with the people who live in a country
- civil unrest (= that is caused by groups of people within a country)
- civil strife/conflict
- There were concerns that the economic reforms might lead to civil unrest.
see also civil war
[only before noun] connected with the state rather than with religion or with the armed forces
- the recognition of civil unions for same-sex couples
- They were married in a civil ceremony.
- civil aviation
- We have called in the army to assist the civil authorities in rescue operations.
Topics Religion and festivalsb2
[only before noun] involving personal legal matters and not criminal law
- a civil court
compare criminal see also civil law
polite in a formal way but possibly not friendly
- The less time I have to spend being civil to him the better!
opposite uncivil
Extra Examples
- He said that the police were perfectly civil in their questioning.
- I don't want her around if she can't behave in a civil manner to me.
- The teachers were all perfectly civil to me.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- remain
- become
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
preposition
- to
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Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin civilis, from civis ‘citizen’.

单词	civil
释义	civil adjective /ˈsɪvl/ /ˈsɪvl/ jump to other results [only before noun] connected with the people who live in a country civil unrest (= that is caused by groups of people within a country) civil strife/conflict There were concerns that the economic reforms might lead to civil unrest. see also civil war [only before noun] connected with the state rather than with religion or with the armed forces the recognition of civil unions for same-sex couples They were married in a civil ceremony. civil aviation We have called in the army to assist the civil authorities in rescue operations. Topics Religion and festivalsb2 [only before noun] involving personal legal matters and not criminal law a civil court compare criminal see also civil law polite in a formal way but possibly not friendly The less time I have to spend being civil to him the better! opposite uncivil Extra Examples He said that the police were perfectly civil in their questioning. I don't want her around if she can't behave in a civil manner to me. The teachers were all perfectly civil to me. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be remain become … adverb extremely fairly very … preposition to See full entry Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin civilis, from civis ‘citizen’.
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