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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

          • She greeted them with civility, but not much warmth.
            她客气地招呼了他们,可是不大热情。
          • 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。
          • We demand a level of civility and cooperation.
            我们需要一个礼貌和合作的标准。
          • 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。
          • 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。
          • 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。
          • 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。
          • 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。
          • 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?