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单词 uncivil
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Definition of uncivil in English:

uncivil

adjectiveʌnˈsɪv(ə)lˌənˈsɪvəl
  • Discourteous; impolite.

    he'd been short and uncivil with her
    Example sentencesExamples
    • This is the final straw, and, much out of character, I launch into a tirade against these annoying, impolite, uncivil people.
    • This quiet Englishman who never used an uncivil phrase, never sought high office, but won the affection of everyone he met, and attained the highest office in Rotary.
    • The author contributed a viewpoint based on personal experience without adopting the indignant and uncivil tone that exists elsewhere in this particular discussion - thank you!
    • The public complained of their high-handed behaviour and uncivil ways in public spaces.
    • If you have come here merely to boast, to be uncivil, and to play on my pride, you insufferable boy, then you had better leave.
    • There are many public sites of discussion in which people don't conduct themselves in the same - uncivil, exacerbating, insulting, abusive etc. - ways as are common in the blogosphere.
    • But, you know, I don't think we're serving our nation well by allowing the discourse to become so uncivil that people say - use words that they shouldn't be using.
    • And we have done them in a way where we are trying to point kids in the right direction, teenagers especially, who are so uncivil, so angry, so unruly, so maybe this is a way.
    • Consider the development of an Honor Code and Honor Board at your school that defines violations as including uncivil behavior.
    • Other than yet another demonstration of our ongoing dive into uncivil crassness, these antiboy T-shirts are an example of how we continually devalue our men.
    • Various forms of generalised insult and uncivil ad hominem attack have too often been the norm, and the opportunity for factual and disciplined analysis of where Lomborg's book may be wrong is largely forgone.
    • Our common historical portrait of him consists mostly of negative assertions that he was irascible, uncivil, and secretive.
    • With the advent of Civic Morality Promotion Day (yes, there is such a thing) in China, various websites have featured Internet surveys and discussion forums against uncivil behavior on the Internet.
    • She wasn't even nice to him, in fact she was uncivil.
    • Cole shows up, being as uncivil to Robert as always.
    • Instead the only letters that should be excluded from the public view are those (for obvious and practical reasons) that are illegible, libelous, uncivil, slanderous, vulgar or duplicates.
    • In addition to the above, it is obvious to many that students will also engage in uncivil behaviors in and out of the classroom.
    • ‘I will be frank with you,’ she declared, her expression and posture rather uncivil.
    • And I also think that those of us who think this way should stand up for those who are being called intolerant and uncivil, and who are being asked to apologize, and defend their ethical right to say what they are saying.
    • He claimed the men provoked him with threats and uncivil behaviour and he had acted in a flash of uncontrollable violence, but the jury decided that he coolly planned to kill them.
    Synonyms
    impolite, rude, insulting, discourteous, disrespectful, unmannerly, bad-mannered, ill-mannered, impertinent, impudent, ill-bred, ungallant, unchivalrous, ungracious, brusque, tart, sharp, short, curt, offhand, gruff, surly, sullen, churlish, uncouth, ungentlemanly, unladylike, boorish, oafish, loutish, rough, coarse, vulgar
    informal off, offish, fresh, flip

Derivatives

  • uncivilly

  • adverb
    • The boy insisted his master had beaten him with a piece of wood ‘uncivilly and threatened to treat him so as he would remember for the rest of his life.’
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Instead we happily divert to supposed ‘safe’ spots, there to be uncivilly mugged or traffic-maimed.
      • Moreover, they are less likely to behave uncivilly in smaller groups.
      • I contend that other reason TSE has been treated so uncivilly is that environmentalist organisations have developed considerable political power by relying heavily on Mencken's exhortation to exploit imaginary hobgoblins.
      • Safe behind the curtain, you will see him if he behaves uncivilly to Mrs. Zant, or you will hear her if she calls for help.
 
 

Definition of uncivil in US English:

uncivil

adjectiveˌənˈsivəlˌənˈsɪvəl
  • Discourteous; impolite.

    he'd been short and uncivil with her
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Our common historical portrait of him consists mostly of negative assertions that he was irascible, uncivil, and secretive.
    • Cole shows up, being as uncivil to Robert as always.
    • He claimed the men provoked him with threats and uncivil behaviour and he had acted in a flash of uncontrollable violence, but the jury decided that he coolly planned to kill them.
    • The public complained of their high-handed behaviour and uncivil ways in public spaces.
    • ‘I will be frank with you,’ she declared, her expression and posture rather uncivil.
    • And we have done them in a way where we are trying to point kids in the right direction, teenagers especially, who are so uncivil, so angry, so unruly, so maybe this is a way.
    • Other than yet another demonstration of our ongoing dive into uncivil crassness, these antiboy T-shirts are an example of how we continually devalue our men.
    • Consider the development of an Honor Code and Honor Board at your school that defines violations as including uncivil behavior.
    • In addition to the above, it is obvious to many that students will also engage in uncivil behaviors in and out of the classroom.
    • And I also think that those of us who think this way should stand up for those who are being called intolerant and uncivil, and who are being asked to apologize, and defend their ethical right to say what they are saying.
    • But, you know, I don't think we're serving our nation well by allowing the discourse to become so uncivil that people say - use words that they shouldn't be using.
    • This is the final straw, and, much out of character, I launch into a tirade against these annoying, impolite, uncivil people.
    • If you have come here merely to boast, to be uncivil, and to play on my pride, you insufferable boy, then you had better leave.
    • Instead the only letters that should be excluded from the public view are those (for obvious and practical reasons) that are illegible, libelous, uncivil, slanderous, vulgar or duplicates.
    • With the advent of Civic Morality Promotion Day (yes, there is such a thing) in China, various websites have featured Internet surveys and discussion forums against uncivil behavior on the Internet.
    • Various forms of generalised insult and uncivil ad hominem attack have too often been the norm, and the opportunity for factual and disciplined analysis of where Lomborg's book may be wrong is largely forgone.
    • There are many public sites of discussion in which people don't conduct themselves in the same - uncivil, exacerbating, insulting, abusive etc. - ways as are common in the blogosphere.
    • The author contributed a viewpoint based on personal experience without adopting the indignant and uncivil tone that exists elsewhere in this particular discussion - thank you!
    • This quiet Englishman who never used an uncivil phrase, never sought high office, but won the affection of everyone he met, and attained the highest office in Rotary.
    • She wasn't even nice to him, in fact she was uncivil.
    Synonyms
    impolite, rude, insulting, discourteous, disrespectful, unmannerly, bad-mannered, ill-mannered, impertinent, impudent, ill-bred, ungallant, unchivalrous, ungracious, brusque, tart, sharp, short, curt, offhand, gruff, surly, sullen, churlish, uncouth, ungentlemanly, unladylike, boorish, oafish, loutish, rough, coarse, vulgar
 
 
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