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WORD ORIGINcivic

Origin:

1600-1700 Latin civicus, from civis ‘citizen’

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

Civic leaders cannot agree on what is best for the city.
An important civic function is taking place in the city hall this evening.
Harlow Council has always been generous with civic funding for music and the arts.
It is your civic duty to act as a juror.
John Golden was an important civic and business leader.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

Employers are committed to the civic challenge of moving people from welfare to work.
For the civic culture is not a modern culture, but one that combines modernity with tradition.
Is civic assertiveness now so strong that citizens would actually be prepared to break laws which they considered to be unjust?
It is a social and religious organization, running an array of civic institutions.
No expense was spared to produce a station worthy to stand beside the other civic buildings.
Some fear that it will lead to a breakdown of the civic culture that Almond and Verba so admired in Britain.
They will be divided into teams and assigned civic roles.

Longman Language Activatorrelating to or in a town► town

· The town council has proposed a new road building project.· With better town planning, traffic problems could be avoided.town square (=a square in the centre of a town) · A market is held daily in the town square.

► city

relating to or in a city: · The city library cost over $15 million to build.· Residents blame city officials for poor housing conditions.· the city authoritiescity streets: · Beneath the city streets is a network of sewers.city life: · City life is becoming increasingly dangerous.

► village

British relating to a village: · There is a village festival every year at the beginning of May.· Has village life changed significantly in the last few years?village shop/school/hall etc: · We have a church, one pub and a village shop.

► urban

relating to towns and cities, the people who live in them, or the things that happen in them: · The problem of air pollution is especially serious in urban areas.· China's growing urban population· post-war urban planning· urban growth

► civic

relating to the government of a city or town: · Civic leaders cannot agree on what is best for the city.· An important civic function is taking place in the city hall this evening. · Harlow Council has always been generous with civic funding for music and the arts.· It is the civil duty of every citizen to vote.

► municipal

relating to the government of a town or city or to the public services it provides: · Municipal elections will be held on April 12th.· Not far from the town centre is the municipal park.· The museum and other municipal buildings are threatened.

► downtown

American in or belonging to the main business area in the centre of a town or city: · Taylor worked in a dingy little office in downtown Chicago.· Many downtown department stores are moving out into the wealthier suburbs.· a downtown hotel

► metropolitan

relating to a large city: · Some workers can only afford homes outside metropolitan areas.· the metropolitan authorities

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► civic duty

It is your civic duty to vote in the local elections.

► civic pride

civic pride (=people’s pride in their own city)

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a civic duty

(=done because you live in a place)· It is your civic duty to vote.

► civic pride

(=pride in your town or city)· The museum is a vital source of civic pride.

► a civic reception

(=one given by the authorities of a city)· The plaque was unveiled during a civic reception given at Glasgow City Chambers.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► building

· No expense was spared to produce a station worthy to stand beside the other civic buildings.· They were built for and of the town and were surrounded, up to their walls, by houses and civic buildings.· Stations come in all sizes from cottage-size right through to major civic buildings.· About £16m is needed to tackle repairs and maintenance on many civic buildings constructed in the 1960s and 70s.

► centre

· Tickets are £3.50 and available from the civic centre, the Mill House Leisure Centre or the door.· The grand Victorian and Edwardian architecture of this period still gives the civic centre of Birmingham its character.· Tickets can be bought on board or from the civic centre.· They raided the main city bakery to dispense scones and cakes to workers at the civic centre.· Unfortunately, it forgot to plan for the needed new council chamber within that civic centre.· The winners of the Sid Chaplin short story competition named after the Shildon-born writer were announced at the town's civic centre.· The station was consciously designed to be a civic centre with a wide range of rooms including a theatre.· Applicants who must be aged 1824, should contact Haylli Bellerby at the civic centre.

► culture

· Some fear that it will lead to a breakdown of the civic culture that Almond and Verba so admired in Britain.· More important, in the civic culture participant political orientations combine with and do not replace subject and parochial political orientations.· In the 1970s and early 1980s, a number of observers began to chart a decline in the civic culture.· It is as an answer to this ambivalence that the civic culture recommends itself.· Thus, substantive comparison of these countries and the generalizations about civic culture must be treated with suspicion.· For the civic culture is not a modern culture, but one that combines modernity with tradition.· The civic culture may be weakened but it has not collapsed.· The civic culture is present in the form of aspiration, and the democratic infrastructure is still far from being attained.

► dignitary

· The mayor and civic dignitaries met us in a blaze of colour at Bow Bridge with the usual greetings and pleasantries.

► duty

· Well, that's my civic duty done.· You have to work, perform your civic duty.· If banks choose not to be tempted in this way then an appeal to their civic duty is misplaced.· A piece of impudence on my part, really, but I have a strong sense of civic duty.· And the couple are now taking an early-break break from their civic duties to patch up their differences.

► engagement

· His work on social capital and civic engagement has been heavily drawn upon by Francis Fukuyama and others.· Being a first-class citizen is about that kind of civic engagement.· First, the postwar boom in college enrollments raised levels of civic engagement, offsetting the generational trends.· Evidence for the decline of social capital and civic engagement comes from a number of independent sources.· Indeed, the overall declines in civic engagement are somewhat greater among housewives than among employed women.· Even more striking is the evidence that among workers, longer hours are linked to more civic engagement.· So hard work does not prevent civic engagement.

► group

· Pressure from civic groups convinced him that the redrafting was necessary.· Most of these civic groups are Conservative-dominated.

► institution

· It is a social and religious organization, running an array of civic institutions.

► leader

· In addition, Grills said, no civic leaders were asked about their faith.· Delighted civic leaders said the decision would boost the city's bid to host the 2000 Olympic Games.· Some cherish hopes of being business and civic leaders themselves.· But many Nashville residents are unconvinced, leaving government and civic leaders worried that the once-done Oilers deal actually could collapse.· He joined civic leaders and medical experts from Mid Glamorgan council, who are helping handicapped children from the Gulf kingdom.· But he had let it become so obvious that the civic leaders were complaining.

► life

· Yet, increasingly, vicarious experience via film, video and music is a substitute for civic life and community.· He contributed to the political and civic life of the area in a variety of ways.· Life, civic life included, is not as simple as the purveying of fashionable ideas suggests.· They seek, correctly, to revitalize our atrophied sense of civic life but we need to go much further.

► pride

· This was well illustrated by station-building and civic pride outside the capital.· There was no sense of responsibility, civic pride, or love of work.· Meredith made a speech about the civic pride the city took in its repertory company, and the importance of the drama.· It would be an opportunity to foster civic pride and to identify talented youngsters.

► reception

· At a civic reception that evening Chapman announced that the club would not be satisfied until it had won the League Championship.· Today, her achievement was recognised with a civic reception.· A council spokesman said this occurred when the last civic reception was held for the club and caused great concern.

► responsibility

· Financial responsibility for giving support would be delegated to a local level in order to rekindle civic responsibility.· In catering to the largest possible audience, producers and reporters are led astray from their social and civic responsibilities.· Suffice that this was a textbook case of civic responsibility.

► society

· Often there are other organisations, such as the Landmark Trust or civic societies, capable of coming to the rescue.· A civic society should also be a free one.

► virtue

· If we're selling it, we'd better point out that it's a starting-point for civic virtue.· Is the kind of thinking required for scientific experimentation the same kind required for civic virtue?· Finally, the citizen must, if true to his quality, be possessed of some civic virtue.· The problem here is how can social cohesion and civic virtue be promoted?

单词	civic
释义	civicciv‧ic /ˈsɪvɪk/ ●○○ adjective [only before noun] Word Origin WORD ORIGINcivic Origin: 1600-1700 Latin civicus, from civis ‘citizen’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Civic leaders cannot agree on what is best for the city. An important civic function is taking place in the city hall this evening. Harlow Council has always been generous with civic funding for music and the arts. It is your civic duty to act as a juror. John Golden was an important civic and business leader. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Employers are committed to the civic challenge of moving people from welfare to work. For the civic culture is not a modern culture, but one that combines modernity with tradition. Is civic assertiveness now so strong that citizens would actually be prepared to break laws which they considered to be unjust? It is a social and religious organization, running an array of civic institutions. No expense was spared to produce a station worthy to stand beside the other civic buildings. Some fear that it will lead to a breakdown of the civic culture that Almond and Verba so admired in Britain. They will be divided into teams and assigned civic roles. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorrelating to or in a town► town · The town council has proposed a new road building project.· With better town planning, traffic problems could be avoided.town square (=a square in the centre of a town) · A market is held daily in the town square. ► city relating to or in a city: · The city library cost over $15 million to build.· Residents blame city officials for poor housing conditions.· the city authoritiescity streets: · Beneath the city streets is a network of sewers.city life: · City life is becoming increasingly dangerous. ► village British relating to a village: · There is a village festival every year at the beginning of May.· Has village life changed significantly in the last few years?village shop/school/hall etc: · We have a church, one pub and a village shop. ► urban relating to towns and cities, the people who live in them, or the things that happen in them: · The problem of air pollution is especially serious in urban areas.· China's growing urban population· post-war urban planning· urban growth ► civic relating to the government of a city or town: · Civic leaders cannot agree on what is best for the city.· An important civic function is taking place in the city hall this evening. · Harlow Council has always been generous with civic funding for music and the arts.· It is the civil duty of every citizen to vote. ► municipal relating to the government of a town or city or to the public services it provides: · Municipal elections will be held on April 12th.· Not far from the town centre is the municipal park.· The museum and other municipal buildings are threatened. ► downtown American in or belonging to the main business area in the centre of a town or city: · Taylor worked in a dingy little office in downtown Chicago.· Many downtown department stores are moving out into the wealthier suburbs.· a downtown hotel ► metropolitan relating to a large city: · Some workers can only afford homes outside metropolitan areas.· the metropolitan authorities Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► civic duty It is your civic duty to vote in the local elections. ► civic pride civic pride (=people’s pride in their own city) COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a civic duty (=done because you live in a place)· It is your civic duty to vote. ► civic pride (=pride in your town or city)· The museum is a vital source of civic pride. ► a civic reception (=one given by the authorities of a city)· The plaque was unveiled during a civic reception given at Glasgow City Chambers. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► building · No expense was spared to produce a station worthy to stand beside the other civic buildings.· They were built for and of the town and were surrounded, up to their walls, by houses and civic buildings.· Stations come in all sizes from cottage-size right through to major civic buildings.· About £16m is needed to tackle repairs and maintenance on many civic buildings constructed in the 1960s and 70s. ► centre · Tickets are £3.50 and available from the civic centre, the Mill House Leisure Centre or the door.· The grand Victorian and Edwardian architecture of this period still gives the civic centre of Birmingham its character.· Tickets can be bought on board or from the civic centre.· They raided the main city bakery to dispense scones and cakes to workers at the civic centre.· Unfortunately, it forgot to plan for the needed new council chamber within that civic centre.· The winners of the Sid Chaplin short story competition named after the Shildon-born writer were announced at the town's civic centre.· The station was consciously designed to be a civic centre with a wide range of rooms including a theatre.· Applicants who must be aged 1824, should contact Haylli Bellerby at the civic centre. ► culture · Some fear that it will lead to a breakdown of the civic culture that Almond and Verba so admired in Britain.· More important, in the civic culture participant political orientations combine with and do not replace subject and parochial political orientations.· In the 1970s and early 1980s, a number of observers began to chart a decline in the civic culture.· It is as an answer to this ambivalence that the civic culture recommends itself.· Thus, substantive comparison of these countries and the generalizations about civic culture must be treated with suspicion.· For the civic culture is not a modern culture, but one that combines modernity with tradition.· The civic culture may be weakened but it has not collapsed.· The civic culture is present in the form of aspiration, and the democratic infrastructure is still far from being attained. ► dignitary · The mayor and civic dignitaries met us in a blaze of colour at Bow Bridge with the usual greetings and pleasantries. ► duty · Well, that's my civic duty done.· You have to work, perform your civic duty.· If banks choose not to be tempted in this way then an appeal to their civic duty is misplaced.· A piece of impudence on my part, really, but I have a strong sense of civic duty.· And the couple are now taking an early-break break from their civic duties to patch up their differences. ► engagement · His work on social capital and civic engagement has been heavily drawn upon by Francis Fukuyama and others.· Being a first-class citizen is about that kind of civic engagement.· First, the postwar boom in college enrollments raised levels of civic engagement, offsetting the generational trends.· Evidence for the decline of social capital and civic engagement comes from a number of independent sources.· Indeed, the overall declines in civic engagement are somewhat greater among housewives than among employed women.· Even more striking is the evidence that among workers, longer hours are linked to more civic engagement.· So hard work does not prevent civic engagement. ► group · Pressure from civic groups convinced him that the redrafting was necessary.· Most of these civic groups are Conservative-dominated. ► institution · It is a social and religious organization, running an array of civic institutions. ► leader · In addition, Grills said, no civic leaders were asked about their faith.· Delighted civic leaders said the decision would boost the city's bid to host the 2000 Olympic Games.· Some cherish hopes of being business and civic leaders themselves.· But many Nashville residents are unconvinced, leaving government and civic leaders worried that the once-done Oilers deal actually could collapse.· He joined civic leaders and medical experts from Mid Glamorgan council, who are helping handicapped children from the Gulf kingdom.· But he had let it become so obvious that the civic leaders were complaining. ► life · Yet, increasingly, vicarious experience via film, video and music is a substitute for civic life and community.· He contributed to the political and civic life of the area in a variety of ways.· Life, civic life included, is not as simple as the purveying of fashionable ideas suggests.· They seek, correctly, to revitalize our atrophied sense of civic life but we need to go much further. ► pride · This was well illustrated by station-building and civic pride outside the capital.· There was no sense of responsibility, civic pride, or love of work.· Meredith made a speech about the civic pride the city took in its repertory company, and the importance of the drama.· It would be an opportunity to foster civic pride and to identify talented youngsters. ► reception · At a civic reception that evening Chapman announced that the club would not be satisfied until it had won the League Championship.· Today, her achievement was recognised with a civic reception.· A council spokesman said this occurred when the last civic reception was held for the club and caused great concern. ► responsibility · Financial responsibility for giving support would be delegated to a local level in order to rekindle civic responsibility.· In catering to the largest possible audience, producers and reporters are led astray from their social and civic responsibilities.· Suffice that this was a textbook case of civic responsibility. ► society · Often there are other organisations, such as the Landmark Trust or civic societies, capable of coming to the rescue.· A civic society should also be a free one. ► virtue · If we're selling it, we'd better point out that it's a starting-point for civic virtue.· Is the kind of thinking required for scientific experimentation the same kind required for civic virtue?· Finally, the citizen must, if true to his quality, be possessed of some civic virtue.· The problem here is how can social cohesion and civic virtue be promoted? 1relating to a town or city: Jackson spent the day meeting with local religious and civic leaders.2relating to the people who live in a town or city: It is your civic duty to vote in the local elections. civic pride (=people’s pride in their own city)
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