civil

单词辨析:

polite civil courteous 【导航词义:有礼貌的】
polite adj. 有礼貌的,客气的
〔辨析〕

指言谈举止礼貌得当的,能够考虑到他人的需要或感受。

〔例证〕

The young man is always very polite.

那个年轻人总是很有礼貌。

It is widely known that talking with your mouth full is not polite.

大家都知道,满嘴食物时讲话是不礼貌的。

civil adj. 文明的,有礼貌的
〔辨析〕

指彬彬有礼、客客气气的,显得庄重但并非很友好。

〔例证〕

Try to be civil whether you like him or not.

不管你喜不喜欢他,尽量礼貌一点。

The man could barely bring himself to be civil to them.

那男人几乎无法让自己对他们客客气气。

courteous adj. 有礼貌的
〔辨析〕

指礼貌客气的,通常含有尊敬、谦恭的意思。

〔例证〕

You can always get a courteous reply from her.

她总能给人以礼貌的回答。

The tour guides of that travel agency are always courteous and helpful.

那家旅行社的导游总是彬彬有礼、乐于助人。

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Diplomats denounced the leaders for trampling their citizens 'civil rights

外交官谴责这些领导人践踏其公民的公民权。

Junior and middle-ranking civil servants have pledged to join the indefinite strike.

基层和中层公务员已承诺要加入到无限期罢工中来。

These ideas resurfaced again in the American civil rights movement

这些观念在美国民权运动中重新抬头。

But the government's plans have run into strong opposition from civil rights campaigners.

但是政府的计划意外遭到了民权运动人士的强烈反对。

Civil war and famine sent the nation plunging into anarchy.

内战和饥荒使该国陷入了无政府状态。

His courage in defending religious and civil rights inspired many outside the church

他在捍卫宗教和公民权利时所表现出来的勇气鼓舞了许多教会之外的人。