【civil】 - SAT备考词汇

civil

UK:  ['sɪv(ə)l]

US:  ['sɪvɪl]

adj.

1.民事,民间;世俗

2.国内的,国民间的

3.非军职的,文职的,文官的

4.有礼貌的;文明的

5.斯文;文明

6.礼貌些,有礼貌的;谦恭有礼,彬彬有礼

7.客气;得体;懂规矩

8.历法规定的

9.非圣职的,非宗教的

10.市民的,公民的;民用的;【法律】民事的;根据民法的,法律规定的

1 . But I'm optimistic because we have been able to mobilize civil society, and socially responsible companies have responded.
但我是乐观的，因为我们向来能动员民权社会，而且具有社会责任感的公司已经做出了反应。

2 . They had no doubt that the civil war was at an end, and to them it appeared impossible that the just cause of the North had not triumphed.
他们深信内战已经结束了，他们认为北军的正义事业是不可能不获得胜利的。

3 . Eighteen sixty-four was such a year. And even though a great civil war was being fought, citizens of the North prepared to choose a leader.
因此，尽管内战仍然在继续，北方人已经做好挑选一位领导人的准备了。

4 . Including the absolute nature of the obligation to obey the civil service and civil servants the right to relief closed.
包括公务员服从义务的绝对性与公务员权利救济的封闭性。

5 . Mormon who has flip- flopped on both abortion and civil unions, and said he was "effectively pro-choice" as recently as two years ago.
一个在堕胎及民事结合问题上举棋不定的摩门教徒，并且他近来声称自己和两年前一样大力支持堕胎。