civility
英 [s?'v?l?t?]
美 [s?'v?l?ti]
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(yǔ)例句
- 1. Staff members are trained to treat customers with civility at all times.
- 全體職員接受訓(xùn)練，以便在任何時(shí)候?qū)︻櫩投家远Y相待。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 2. He greeted us with civility.
- 他謙恭地同我們打了招呼.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)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(xì)聲細(xì)氣、禮貌周到地說(shuō).
來(lái)自英漢文學(xué) - 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(lái)自辭典例句
- 5. He asked nothing more than civility from the rest of the world.
- 他對(duì)別人只求禮儀.
來(lái)自辭典例句