civil是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 not military or religious, or relating to the ordinary people of a country -- 文职的；民用的；平民的，国民的

  • Helicopters are mainly used for military rather than civil use. 直升机主要用于军事而非民用。

  • After ten years of military dictatorship, the country now has a civil government. 经历了10年军事专制统治后，该国现在有了一个文官政府。

  • We weren't married in church, but we had a civil ceremony in a registry office. 我们没在教堂结婚，不过在婚姻登记处举行了个世俗仪式。

• 1 relating to private arguments between people or organizations rather than criminal matters -- 民事的

  • The matter would be better dealt with in the civil court rather than by an expensive criminal proceeding. 这事最好在民事法庭处理，而不要进行昂贵的刑事诉讼。

• 2 polite and formal -- 有礼貌的；文明的；客气的

  • His manner was civil, though not particularly friendly. 他的态度很客气，尽管不是特别友好。