【civility】 - SAT备考词汇

civility

UK:  [sə'vɪləti]

US:  [sɪ'vɪləti]

复数：civilities  

n.

1.礼貌;文明态度;礼仪

2.〔古语〕文明,文化

3.礼貌;客气

4.礼仪,礼遇;彬彬有礼,温文有礼

5.客气;客气话

6.恭敬:献殷勤;谦恭精神

7.繁文缛节

1 . Immediately thereafter, as always happens when Democrats take a stand, the civility police came out in force.
跟每一次民主党表明立场时出现的情况一样，奥巴马提出预算案后，风纪警察立刻全体出动。

2 . 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。

3 . He addressed her with easy civility and twisted his head into a bow.
他以很轻松的礼节向埃莉诺致意，并垂首一鞠躬。

4 . There has been an air of civility and bipartisan co-operation around health reform so far, but it may not last long.
目前为止，在医疗改革的问题上，已经有了彬彬有礼和两党合作的气氛，但好景可能不长。

5 . It must be replaced by a renewed sense of civility and a commitment to embrace our common purpose as Americans.
它必须由一种使命感与对于拥有共同目标的承诺来代替。