civil /ˈsivəl/ adj. 1.公民的:civil rights and duties 公民权利和义务 2. 民政的,民用的,民事的:a civil case 民事案例;a bureau of civil administration 民政局;civil engineering 土木工程学 3.文职的,文官的:civil servant 文职人员 4.有礼貌: be civil to sb. 对某人有礼貌 It’s civil of you to say so. 你这样说是很客气的。5. 国内的:a civil war 内战:A civil war is one between people of the same country. 内战就是本国人之间的战争。