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

• The collapse of national civility and cohesion made it difficult for the disputants to hear each other.
  民族的谦恭精神和团结一致精神的瓦解使争论者们很难倾听对方的意见。
• In this country with its terrible history, somehow a degree of political civility has emerged.
  在这个有着可怕历史的国家，出现了一定程度的政治文明。
• 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。
• 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。
• I told him to have the civility next time to ask permission before walking through my garden.
  我告诉他应该懂得礼貌，下次在穿过我的花园之前要先征求我同意。
• But civility has been sacrificed to the gratuitous insult.
  然而礼貌却沦为无端侮辱的牺牲品。
• We demand a level of civility and cooperation.
  我们需要一个礼貌和合作的标准。
• She answered him with cold civility.
  她客客气气地敷衍了他一下。
• She greeted them with civility, but not much warmth.
  她客气地招呼了他们，可是不大热情。
• 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；