civil
adj
ˈsɪvəl
adj
1
relating
to
the
people
who
live
in
a
country
公民的，国民的
only before noun 仅用于名词前
civil
war/disturbance/unrest
etc
2
relating
to
the
ordinary
people
or
things
in
a
country
that
are
not
part
of
military,
government,
or
religious
organizations
普通公民的; 平民的; 民用的; 非军事的; 非宗教的
only before noun 仅用于名词前
They
were
married
in
a
civil
ceremony
in
May.
他们在五月份举行了世俗婚礼。
3
relating
to
the
laws
about
the
private
affairs
of
citizens,
such
as
laws
about
business
or
property,
rather
than
laws
about
crime
民事的;
only before noun 仅用于名词前
Many
civil
cases
can
be
settled
out
of
court.
许多民事案件都可以在法庭外解决。
4
polite
in
a
formal
but
not
very
friendly
way
客气的; 文明的; 有礼貌的;
Try
at
least
to
be
civil.
至少要尽量礼貌一点。