civility

英 [səˈvɪləti]

美 [səˈvɪləti]

n.  彬彬有礼的行为; 礼貌; 客气; 客套

复数：civilities　

考研TOEFLGRE

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

• → see:civil

英英释义

noun

• the act of showing regard for others
  Synonym:politeness
• formal or perfunctory politeness

双语例句

• Heathcliff had not the habit of bestowing a single unnecessary civility on Miss Linton, I knew.
  我知道，希刺克厉夫对林惇小姐向来没有献一下不必要的殷勤的习惯。
• Friendship cannot live with ceremony, nor without civility.
  友谊不能有客套，但也少不了礼貌。
• We demand a level of civility and cooperation.
  我们需要一个礼貌和合作的标准。
• 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。
• There's really no excuse for not having a big civility footprint.
  的确人们没有一个借口不去留下大的文明足迹。
• She answered him with cold civility.
  她客客气气地敷衍了他一下。
• 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。
• 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。
• Hi! I am an energetic who like to travel around and thinks that it's time for people to start acting with more respect and civility in the world.
  喂！我是个精力充沛和热爱旅游的人，而且认为是人类开始在这世界上行动和平并和睦共处，以获取更多在人与人之间的礼貌和尊敬上的良益的时候。
• First, there has been a decline in moral values and political civility at home.
  首先，国内的道德价值观和政治文明衰退。