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

• In this country with its terrible history, somehow a degree of political civility has emerged.
  在这个有着可怕历史的国家，出现了一定程度的政治文明。
• Today, Senate majority leader Harry Reid kicked off the Senate debate on her nomination by calling for civility.
  今天，参议院多数党领袖亨利。里德宣布参议院就她的提名开始辩论，并对辩论要求以文明的方式进行。
• 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。
• 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。
• Confusion has broken in upon the world, and thrown down all the boundaries of civility and reverence.
  混乱使世界四分五裂，破坏了所有礼貌和尊敬的界限。
• She greeted them with civility, but not much warmth.
  她客气地招呼了他们，可是不大热情。
• Promoting social civilization with business civility; doing what one can do to help establishing the harmonious society.
  以商业文明推动社会文明，为创建和谐社会添砖加瓦。
• But I don't because there has to be some civility in the world.
  但是我不说，因为这个世界还是需要一点文明的。
• But civility has been sacrificed to the gratuitous insult.
  然而礼貌却沦为无端侮辱的牺牲品。
• 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。