civil
English → Chinese
adj//ˈsɪvl//
(society) 民用的; 与普通公民有关的,而非军事或宗教的
The bridge was a major civil engineering project that took five years to complete.
(Chinese) 这座大桥是一项重大的民用工程项目,历时五年才完成。
Civil rights activists worked hard to ensure equality for all members of society.
(Chinese) 民权活动家努力工作以确保社会所有成员的平等。
adj//ˈsɪvl//
(behavior) 有礼貌的; 虽然不亲近但表现得客气、守礼
Despite their disagreement, they managed to remain civil to each other.
(Chinese) 尽管存在分歧,他们仍能保持对彼此有礼貌。
I hope we can have a civil discussion about the problems in our neighborhood.
(Chinese) 我希望我们能对社区存在的问题进行一次客气的讨论。
Entry ID: en:zh:civil · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary