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

• 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。
• We demand a level of civility and cooperation.
  我们需要一个礼貌和合作的标准。
• 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。
• The young men treated him with great civility, and gradually engaged him in a conversation.
  这位年轻人对他非常客气，渐渐与他交谈起来。
• A state or atmosphere of harmony or mutual civility and respect.
  和谐或相互尊敬的气氛或状态。
• I used to think that civility just meant "be nice," as mom used to say.
  过去我常常认为文明仅意味着母亲过去常说的“对人和蔼”。
• Civility is not a tactic or a sentiment.
  谦逊有礼不是战术也不是感情用事。
• Friendship cannot live with ceremony, nor without civility.
  友谊不能有客套，但也少不了礼貌。
• 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。
• But civility has been sacrificed to the gratuitous insult.
  然而礼貌却沦为无端侮辱的牺牲品。