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

• We demand a level of civility and cooperation.
  我们需要一个礼貌和合作的标准。
• Young clerks often lack both knowledge and civility.
  年轻的服务员缺少知识和礼貌。
• 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。
• 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。
• I told him to have the civility next time to ask permission before walking through my garden.
  我告诉他应该懂得礼貌，下次在穿过我的花园之前要先征求我同意。
• A state or atmosphere of harmony or mutual civility and respect.
  和谐或相互尊敬的气氛或状态。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Career-minded executives are finding a connection between civility and success.
  精明的主管们开始注意到礼仪形象与成功之间的关系了。