1 (onlybeforea noun 只用于名词前) connected with the people who live in a country 跟一国的居民有关的: civil disorder(= involving groups of people within the same country) 内乱

2 (onlybeforea noun 只用于名词前) connected with the state, not with the army or the Church 跟国家（相对于军队或教会）有关的；民政的: a civil wedding(= not a religious one) 公证婚礼（非教会主持的婚礼）

3 (onlybeforea noun 只用于名词前) (in law) connected with the personal legal matters of ordinary people, and not criminal law （法律）民事的: civil courts 民事法庭

4 polite, but not very friendly 有礼貌，彬彬有礼（但不很友好） civility /səˈvɪləti ||; səˈvɪlətɪ/ noun [U]: Staff members are trained to treat customers with civility at all times. 员工受过训练，对顾客始终很有礼貌。 ➔civilly /ˈsɪvəli ||; ˈsɪvḷɪ/ adv