Word · Frequency #1158
Fully loadedciviler
公民的，市民的，民用的
civiler is the comparative of civil.
核心释义
relating to ordinary citizens, especially as opposed to military or religious matters
- 1.
与人民和政府机构有关的,而非军事或宗教
Having to do with people and government office as opposed to the military or religion.
- 2.
适用于普通公民,与军队相对
applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military
- 3.
以合理或礼貌的方式行事；避免表现出敌意
Behaving in a reasonable or polite manner; avoiding displays of hostility.
- 4.
不粗鲁；符合社会礼仪的最低要求,对他人有足够但不显著的考虑
not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others; - W.S. Maugham
- 5.
涉及公民之间的私人关系,而非刑事问题
Relating to private relations among citizens, as opposed to criminal matters.
用法In use
The civil rights movement fought for equality.
用法提示：形容词，表示‘公民的’
He gave a civil answer despite being angry.
用法提示：形容词，表示‘有礼貌的’
The civil war lasted for four years.
用法提示：形容词，表示‘国内的’（与军事相对）
civil authorities
even if he didn't like them he should have been civil
civil affairs
civil strife
civil disobedience
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- civil war
- 内战
- The country was torn apart by a devastating civil war.这个国家被一场毁灭性的内战撕裂。
- civil rights
- 公民权利
- The civil rights movement fought for equality.民权运动为平等而斗争。
- civil servant
- 公务员
- She works as a civil servant in the local government.她在地方政府担任公务员。
- civil case
- 民事案件
- The lawyer specializes in civil cases.这位律师专攻民事案件。
- civil society
- 公民社会
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想'civ'像civic（公民的），加上'il'形容词后缀，意为公民的、文明的、有礼貌的。
语境与语域Context & Register
多用于正式场合，表示礼貌或与公民、民事相关。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'drivel' rhymes with 'civil' (both have /ɪvəl/). Other words share the '-vil' or '-vel' spelling but have different vowel sounds, e.g., 'evil' /iːvəl/, 'devil' /dɛvəl/, 'level' /lɛvəl/, 'navel' /neɪvəl/, 'shovel' /ʃʌvəl/.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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