civility

US [sɪˈvɪləti]
UK [səˈvɪləti]
  • n.礼貌；客气；彬彬有礼的行为；客套话
  • Web礼仪；文明；文明性
Plural Form：civilities  

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civility
n.
1.
[u]
彬彬有礼的行为；礼貌；客气polite behaviour
Staff members are trained to treat customers with civility at all times.
员工经过培训，要做到任何时候都以礼待客。
2.
[pl]
客套话；客气话remarks that are said only in order to be polite

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1.
Captain Wentworth made a very early return to Mr. Musgrove's civility, and she was all but calling there in the same half hour!
温特沃思海军上校早早地回访了默思格罗夫先生，而在那半个钟头里，她也险些同时迈进默府。
wēn tè wò sī hǎi jūn shàng xiào zǎo zǎo de huí fǎng le mò sī gé luó fū xiān sheng , ér zài nà bàn gè zhōng tóu li , tā yě xiǎn xiē tóng shí mài jìn mò fǔ 。
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2.
The marked civility of Clare's tone in calling her seemed to have inspired her, for the moment, with a new glimmer of hope.
克莱刚才叫她的口气，显然非常温文有礼，她当时听了，心里不由得一时生出一线新希望来。
kè lái gāng cái jiào tā de kǒu qì , xiǎn rán fēi cháng wēn wén yǒu lǐ , tā dāng shí tīng le , xīn li bù yóu de yì shí shēng chū yí xiàn xīn xī wàng lái 。
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3.
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。
mù qián wéi zhǐ , zài yī liáo gǎi gé de wèn tí shàng , yǐ jīng yǒu liǎo bīn bīn yǒu lǐ hé liǎng dǎng hé zuò de qì fēn , dàn hǎo jǐng kě néng bù cháng 。
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4.
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。
tā yǐ hěn qīng sōng de lǐ jié xiàng āi lì nuò zhì yì , bìng chuí shǒu yī jū gōng 。
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5.
Heathcliff had not the habit of bestowing a single unnecessary civility on Miss Linton, I knew.
我知道，希刺克厉夫对林惇小姐向来没有献一下不必要的殷勤的习惯。
wǒ zhī dào , xī cì kè lì fū duì lín dūn xiǎo jiě xiàng lái méi yǒu xiàn yí xià bù bì yào de yīn qín de xí guàn 。
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6.
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。
zhè wèi nián qīng rén duì tā fēi cháng kè qi , jiàn jiàn yǔ tā jiāo tán qǐ lái 。
7.
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。
gēn měi yī cì mín zhǔ dǎng biǎo míng lì chǎng shí chū xiàn de qíng kuàng yí yàng , ào bā mǎ tí chū yù suàn àn hòu , fēng jì jǐng chá lì kè quán tǐ chū dòng 。
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8.
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。
tā bì xū yóu yī zhǒng shǐ mìng gǎn yǔ duì yú yōng yǒu gòng tóng mù biāo de chéng nuò lái dài tì 。
blog.sina.com.cn
9.
So let us begin anew -- remembering on both sides that civility is not a sign of weakness, and sincerity is always subject to proof.
所以让我们重新开始――牢记对于我们双方，文明不是软弱的象征，真诚永远接受检验。
suǒ yǐ ràng wǒ men chóng xīn kāi shǐ ― ― láo jì duì yú wǒ men shuāng fāng , wén míng bú shì ruǎn ruò de xiàng zhēng , zhēn chéng yǒng yuǎn jiē shòu jiǎn yàn 。
blog.163.com
10.
Landlords and landladies in Vienna and Munich all remembered him for his civility and pleasant disposition.
那些维也纳或者慕尼黑的房东总是记得他文质彬彬和令人愉快的气质。
nà xiē wéi yě nà huò zhě mù ní hēi de fáng dōng zǒng shì jì de tā wén zhì bīn bīn hé lìng rén yú kuài de qì zhì 。
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