单词 | civics |
释义 | civics (once / 15718 pages) n The study of citizenship is called civics. If your school offers a civics class, you can learn about the importance of things like voting and paying taxes. Student government can teach you about civics, and so can certain social studies lessons and classes that a country's new citizens sometimes take. Civics can teach you about the rights granted to citizens, as well as their responsibilities, such as serving on juries and engaging in the political process. The word civics was an American English invention, modeled on politics, from the Latin civicus, "of a citizen." WORD FAMILYcivics USAGE EXAMPLESToward that end we think more, not fewer, courses in civics and the Constitution would be a good idea for all college students. Washington Times(Dec 30, 2016) Pinned above his desk is a picture of Tuck Gionet, a Snohomish High School civics teacher and track coach who died of cancer last year. Washington Times(Dec 18, 2016) On those grounds alone, the Gophers get an F in civics for their boycott. Washington Post(Dec 16, 2016) n the social science of municipal affairs Hyper social science the branch of science that studies society and the relationships of individual within a society |
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