civility
英 [s?'v?l?t?]
美[s?'v?l?ti]
- n. 禮貌；禮儀；端莊
GRE暢通詞匯TOEFL
詞態(tài)變化
復數(shù):?civilities;
英文詞源
- civility (n.)
- late 14c., "status of a citizen," from Old French civilite (14c.), from Latin civitatem (nominative civitas) "the art of governing; courteousness," from cvilis "relating to a citizen, relating to public life, befitting a citizen; popular, affable, courteous" (see civil). Later especially "good citizenship" (1530s). Also "state of being civilized" (1540s); "behavior proper to civilized persons" (1560s).
雙語例句
- 1. Staff members are trained to treat customers with civility at all times.
- 全體職員接受訓練，以便在任何時候?qū)︻櫩投家远Y相待。
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. He greeted us with civility.
- 他謙恭地同我們打了招呼.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. 'Thank you, sir,'returned Joyce, with the same quiet civility.
- “ 謝謝, 先生, ” 喬伊斯仍然像剛才那樣細聲細氣、禮貌周到地說.
來自英漢文學 - 金銀島
- 4. Tom shows his civility before his parents' friends.
- 湯姆在他父母的朋友面前表現(xiàn)得彬彬有禮。
來自辭典例句
- 5. He asked nothing more than civility from the rest of the world.
- 他對別人只求禮儀.
來自辭典例句