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单词 civility
释义
civility
noun[CorU]
uk
/sɪˈvɪl.ə.ti/us
/sɪˈvɪl.ə.t̬i/
politenessor apoliteremark:
礼貌，客气（的言语）
Shegreetedthemwithcivility, but not muchwarmth.她客气地跟他们打招呼，可是不大热情。
After a few civilities, they got down tobusiness.寒暄几句后他们就谈起了正事。
Opposite
incivilityformal
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Polite and respectful
  • candy coat
  • candy-coated
  • chivalrous
  • chivalrously
  • chivalry
  • couth
  • deferential
  • deferentially
  • euphemistic
  • gallant
  • graciousness
  • keep a civil tongue inyourheadidiom
  • manner
  • mind/watch your mannersidiom
  • non-intrusive
  • super-polite
  • tactful
  • tactfully
  • ultra-civilized
  • ultra-refined
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(Definition ofcivilityfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

civility| American Dictionary

civility
noun[U]
us
/səˈvɪl·ɪ·t̬i/
thequalityof beingpolite:
Ilearnedhow muchsmootherthedaygoes whenpeopleactwith civility(=behavein apoliteway).
(Definition ofcivilityfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcivility

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But they were, in general, very unenthusiastic about the rhetoric ofcivilityin guiding them to the destined future.
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Its notions of honour and valour were deceptive, as was its concept ofcivility.
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In order to achieve their contradicting aims, they endeavoured to muster as muchcivilityand politeness as they possibly could.
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We still are unable to offer a scientifically based answer to queries raised about the nature of man in matters of socialcivility.
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That honour was, as we have seen, composed of the attributes of courage, loyalty, good faith, competence, andcivility.
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Furthermore, musical dialogues participated in the discourse ofcivilityat the very heart of contemporary concepts of courtliness.
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They also make explicit a function ofcivility: to thank the people one is indebted to.
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Singing and recitation gave texts body and - in the same way thatcivilitydisciplined the body - enabled educators to discipline reading itself.
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Many of the civilities and courtesies between enemies were personal rather than collective.
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The animal advocate/ researcher debate explored in this issue is but one domain of contemporary life in which we have lost this balance ofcivility.
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Of these the chief were courage, loyalty, promise-keeping, andcivilitybetween enemies.
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Forced labor (called, euphemistically, the 'dilution technique ') was a discipline necessary to set ' these degraded sub-humans ' on the path towardcivility(p. 255).
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Extendingcivilityrequired institutions and regular processes - a state - to encourage local peace.
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This article re-examines the role ofcivilityand politeness in the writings of whig authors from 1688 to 1732.
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The boundaries and wider social relevance of the concepts ofcivilityand politeness so carefully analysed here remain unprobed.
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