civility

noun

/səˈvɪləti/

(formal)

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[uncountable] polite behaviour
- Staff members are trained to treat customers with civility at all times.
civilities
[plural] remarks that are said only in order to be polite
- She didn’t waste time on civilities.

Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French civilite, from Latin civilitas, from civilis ‘relating to citizens’ (from civis ‘citizen’). In early use the term denoted the state of being a citizen and hence good citizenship or orderly behaviour. The sense ‘politeness’ arose in the mid 16th cent.

单词	civility
释义	civility noun /səˈvɪləti/ /səˈvɪləti/ (formal) jump to other results [uncountable] polite behaviour Staff members are trained to treat customers with civility at all times. civilities [plural] remarks that are said only in order to be polite She didn’t waste time on civilities. Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French civilite, from Latin civilitas, from civilis ‘relating to citizens’ (from civis ‘citizen’). In early use the term denoted the state of being a citizen and hence good citizenship or orderly behaviour. The sense ‘politeness’ arose in the mid 16th cent.
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