音标：['sivәl]
a. 市民的, 公民的, 有礼貌的
【法】 公民的, 国民的, 民用的

字博缘文学网在线英汉词典

civil的短语、例句：

civil adj 1 of or relating to the citizens of a country 公民的; 民间的; 国内的
civil disorder, eg rioting 民间的动乱
civil strife, eg fighting between different political or religious groups within a country 内乱. 2 of or relating to ordinary citizens rather than the armed forces or the Church 普通公民的（非军队的或教会的）; 文职的; 文官的
civil government 文官政府. 3 polite and helpful 礼貌的; 助人的; 文明的
How very civil of you! 你多麽彬彬有礼呀!
Keep a civil tongue in your head! ie Don´t speak rudely! 说话要文明有礼! 4 involving civil law rather than criminal law 民法的（非刑法的）: civil cases 民事案件
a civil court 民事诉讼法庭. Cf 参看 criminal 2 (crime).