civility

英 [səˈvɪləti]

美 [səˈvɪləti]

n.  彬彬有礼的行为; 礼貌; 客气; 客套

复数：civilities　

考研TOEFLGRE

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

• → see:civil

英英释义

noun

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

双语例句

• We have big houses and broken homes, high incomes and low morale, secured rights and diminished civility.
  我们得到了大房子，但却换来了家庭的破裂；我们得到了高收入，但却降低了道德水准；
• 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。
• The young men treated him with great civility, and gradually engaged him in a conversation.
  这位年轻人对他非常客气，渐渐与他交谈起来。
• There's really no excuse for not having a big civility footprint.
  的确人们没有一个借口不去留下大的文明足迹。
• But I don't because there has to be some civility in the world.
  但是我不说，因为这个世界还是需要一点文明的。
• But civility has been sacrificed to the gratuitous insult.
  然而礼貌却沦为无端侮辱的牺牲品。
• Promoting social civilization with business civility; doing what one can do to help establishing the harmonious society.
  以商业文明推动社会文明，为创建和谐社会添砖加瓦。
• Hi! I am an energetic who like to travel around and thinks that it's time for people to start acting with more respect and civility in the world.
  喂！我是个精力充沛和热爱旅游的人，而且认为是人类开始在这世界上行动和平并和睦共处，以获取更多在人与人之间的礼貌和尊敬上的良益的时候。
• She greeted them with civility, but not much warmth.
  她客气地招呼了他们，可是不大热情。
• He threw out the bridge of a charming hollow civility.
  他架起了一座虚情假意的迷人的桥梁。