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civility

英 [səˈvɪləti]

美 [səˈvɪləti]

n.  彬彬有礼的行为; 礼貌; 客气; 客套

复数:civilities 

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BNC.21057 / COCA.12195

牛津词典

    noun

    • 彬彬有礼的行为;礼貌;客气
      polite behaviour
      1. Staff members are trained to treat customers with civility at all times.
        全体职员接受训练,以便在任何时候对顾客都以礼相待。
    • 客套;客气
      remarks that are said only in order to be polite

      柯林斯词典

      英英释义

      noun

      • the act of showing regard for others
          Synonym:politeness
        1. formal or perfunctory politeness

          双语例句

          • Hobbes, more than anyone else, wants us to value the virtues of civility.
            霍布斯比任何人都更想让我们,重视文明的美德。
          • She answered him with cold civility.
            她客客气气地敷衍了他一下。
          • A state or atmosphere of harmony or mutual civility and respect.
            和谐或相互尊敬的气氛或状态。
          • Confusion has broken in upon the world, and thrown down all the boundaries of civility and reverence.
            混乱使世界四分五裂,破坏了所有礼貌和尊敬的界限。
          • Wonderful civility this! It emboldened me to ask a question.
            多么彬彬有礼啊!于是我大着胆子问了个问题。
          • Yet his outreach to Republicans is no sham; his civility, I think, is not a front.
            然而,他向共和党示好并不是佯装;我想他的礼貌行为也不是装摸作样。
          • Civility is not a tactic or a sentiment.
            谦逊有礼不是战术也不是感情用事。
          • Can we measure a civility footprint as we would a carbon footprint?
            人们测量文明足迹能像对碳足迹一样吗?
          • I used to think that civility just meant "be nice," as mom used to say.
            过去我常常认为文明仅意味着母亲过去常说的“对人和蔼”。
          • The occupation of a man is in duty, in use, in civility, in politics.
            男子汉的工作是责任、义务、礼仪和政治活动。