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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

          • 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。
          • 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。
          • 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。
          • 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”。
          • We demand a level of civility and cooperation.
            我们需要一个礼貌和合作的标准。
          • 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 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;
          • Career-minded executives are finding a connection between civility and success.
            精明的主管们开始注意到礼仪形象与成功之间的关系了。
          • 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。
          • 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。