civil
adjective
uk/ˈsɪv.əl/us/ˈsɪv.əl/civiladjective(ORDINARY)
C1[before noun]
notmilitaryorreligious, orrelatingto theordinarypeopleof acountry:
文职的；民用的；平民的，国民的Helicopters aremainlyused formilitaryratherthan civil use.直升机主要用于军事而非民用。
After tenyearsofmilitarydictatorship, thecountrynow has a civilgovernment.经历了10年军事专制统治后，该国现在有了一个文官政府。
We weren'tmarriedinchurch, but we had a civilceremonyin aregistryoffice.我们没在教堂结婚，不过在婚姻登记处举行了个世俗仪式。
- Hebroughtcivilproceedingsagainst thepoliceforfalseimprisonment.
- 20yearsof civilstrifehaveleftthe country'seconomyinruins.
- Hepursuedhisclaimthrough the civilcourts.
- Theymarriedin a civilceremony.
- Theequipmentwas all for civil use.
Ordinary people
- banausic
- community
- Essex girl
- everyman
- grassroots
- John Doe
- John Q. Public
- man/woman of the peopleidiom
- mass market
- mortal
- omnibus
- popular
- popularly
- prole
- public
- rabble
- ruck
- the common manidiom
- the man/woman in the streetidiom
- the man/woman on the Clapham omnibusidiom
civiladjective(LAW)
[before noun]lawspecialized
relatingtoprivateargumentsbetweenpeopleororganizationsratherthancriminalmatters:
民事的Thematterwould bebetterdealtwith in the civilcourtratherthan by anexpensivecriminalproceeding.这事最好在民事法庭处理，而不要进行昂贵的刑事诉讼。
Rules & laws
- admiralty
- anti-bribery
- anti-regulatory
- anti-sodomy
- anti-speculative
- binding
- edict
- juridical
- leash law
- legislation
- non-binding
- non-competition
- non-regulation
- protocol
- retroactive
- self-regulation
- sharia
- the Highway Code
- the law is an assidiom
- the Official Secrets Act
civiladjective(POLITE)
politeandformal:
有礼貌的；文明的；客气的Hismannerwas civil, though notparticularlyfriendly.他的态度很客气，尽管不是特别友好。
polite
- politeHe was always such a polite child.
- courteousAlthough she often disagreed with me, she was always courteous.
- respectfulHe was respectful towards his elders.
- well manneredThey were quiet, well mannered children.
- chivalrousHe held open the door in that chivalrous way of his.
Polite and respectful
- candy coat
- candy-coated
- chivalrous
- chivalrously
- chivalry
- courtly
- couth
- deferential
- deferentially
- euphemistic
- graciously
- graciousness
- keep a civil tongue inyourheadidiom
- manner
- mind/watch your mannersidiom
- sugarcoat
- super-polite
- tactful
- tactfully
- ultra-civilized
Idioms
keep a civil tongue inyourhead
not have a civil word to say aboutsomeone