Definition of civic in English:

civic

adjective ˈsɪvɪkˈsɪvɪk

1Relating to a city or town, especially its administration; municipal.
城镇的，市政的，市府的
a meeting of civic and business leaders
市政及商界要人（领袖）。
Example sentencesExamples
- Business, community and civic leaders have a key role to play here.
- The third civic building is the Central Library, west of the City Hall.
- Representatives from every parish in the diocese, along with civic and business leaders, gathered in tribute.
- Fears that young members of the community are being forced to move away from the town have prompted civic leaders to investigate the issue.
- A market town's civic leaders have decided it is time one of its hidden garden treasures became less of a secret for tourists.
- Political control, mismanagement and corruption have ensured that civic bodies which provide water are bankrupt.
- Why has a city of 14 million allowed a civic administration of a few thousand to hold it to ransom?
- The biggest proposal however is for a completely new civic centre to be located somewhere in the estate.
- Could a new civic centre become a reality?
- Such concerns pushed civic leaders toward municipal control of those networks.
- The situation sparked allegations of unfairness and excessive bureaucracy from the town's unemployed and civic leaders.
- Administration of civic bodies should be handed over to the military for at least two years so that things can be speeded up.
- We also had civic buildings, including a courthouse.
- Perhaps a few people involved in civic administration might feel more important if we became a city but I oppose the idea.
- The town needed a new building that combined the civic role of a town hall with the cultural dimension of a small theatre.
- They were not what people expected of a major civic building in their city or community.
- However packed it gets, this great civic expanse always retains its symbolic force.
- Among them were business leaders and civic dignitaries who helped raise £20,000.
- Being linked to the advertising industry, it comes at virtually no cost to the civic administration.
- Now business and civic leaders are wondering when they can expect a decision on the £53m scheme.
Synonyms
municipal, city, town, urban, metropolitan
public, civil, community, local, communal
rare oppidan
1. 1.1 Relating to the duties or activities of people in relation to their town, city, or local area.
  （义务，活动）（与）市民（有关）的；（与）本镇居民（有关）的；（与）当地居民（有关）的
  he was active in the civic life of Swindon
  他在斯温顿的市民生活中曾是个活跃人物。
  Example sentencesExamples
  It was designed to reeducate the local populace on law and order and civic duty.
  The least satisfactory aspect concerned the civic virtue of locals.
  Great civic leaders of less evangelical eras than ours did not speak of visions.
  The priority of the new administration was to be civic pride, something we wanted to restore in the borough, making people proud to be here.
  Some would contend that a sense of civic duty alone is enough to compel people to vote.
  We have to reclaim both areas as civic duty in our lives.
  There was a time when we had a national, personal and civic pride.
  Findings also support claims that civic journalism complements traditional journalism.
  But, again, this just seems another public relations exercise when civic attitudes have not really changed.
  Contribute to community building, foster civic engagement, create a sense of community.
  The aim of the competition is to recognise improvements made by local communities to create civic pride in their area.
  You should see that as your editorial responsibility as well as your civic duty in this time of national tragedy.
  The relationship between military and civic virtue is also revealed as deeply ambiguous in these translations.
  Whether it a case of laziness or a lack of civic pride is unclear.
  They must share an equal commitment to civic virtue in a democratic society.
  What kinds of activities work best as training grounds for civic engagement and why?
  Materialistic values were far stronger among young people than civic virtues.
  There is no older civic duty than public participation in the law.
  Colleges provided the opportunity and social support to develop the habit of civic engagement.
  Instead, most scholars working on this topic have assumed that civic virtue must be promoted indirectly.
  Synonyms
  state, national, federal, government

Derivatives

civically

adverb

This ignorance and lack of involvement civically is a problem for a functioning democracy, which requires participation of the governed.
Example sentencesExamples
- The remarkable thing about the youth I interviewed is that their attitudes are not those of disengaged, civically ignorant slackers, as most adults are eager to describe their generation.
- If not civically engaged, what is one's status in a democratic society?
- Teachers may ask themselves, for instance, how the district's social studies curriculum contributes to the development of civically minded and informed students.
- Extracurricular activities have long been known to contribute to students' tendencies to become and remain civically engaged, even after decades have passed.

Origin

Mid 16th century: from French civique or Latin civicus, from civis 'citizen'. The original use was in civic garland, crown, etc., translating Latin corona civica, denoting a garland of oak leaves and acorns given in ancient Rome to a person who saved a fellow citizen's life.

Definition of civic in US English:

civic

adjectiveˈsivikˈsɪvɪk

1attributive Relating to a city or town, especially its administration; municipal.
城镇的，市政的，市府的
civic and business leaders
市政及商界要人（领袖）。
Example sentencesExamples
- Why has a city of 14 million allowed a civic administration of a few thousand to hold it to ransom?
- Among them were business leaders and civic dignitaries who helped raise £20,000.
- Being linked to the advertising industry, it comes at virtually no cost to the civic administration.
- The situation sparked allegations of unfairness and excessive bureaucracy from the town's unemployed and civic leaders.
- A market town's civic leaders have decided it is time one of its hidden garden treasures became less of a secret for tourists.
- Representatives from every parish in the diocese, along with civic and business leaders, gathered in tribute.
- Business, community and civic leaders have a key role to play here.
- Fears that young members of the community are being forced to move away from the town have prompted civic leaders to investigate the issue.
- Administration of civic bodies should be handed over to the military for at least two years so that things can be speeded up.
- However packed it gets, this great civic expanse always retains its symbolic force.
- Political control, mismanagement and corruption have ensured that civic bodies which provide water are bankrupt.
- The town needed a new building that combined the civic role of a town hall with the cultural dimension of a small theatre.
- The third civic building is the Central Library, west of the City Hall.
- The biggest proposal however is for a completely new civic centre to be located somewhere in the estate.
- Perhaps a few people involved in civic administration might feel more important if we became a city but I oppose the idea.
- Could a new civic centre become a reality?
- They were not what people expected of a major civic building in their city or community.
- Now business and civic leaders are wondering when they can expect a decision on the £53m scheme.
- We also had civic buildings, including a courthouse.
- Such concerns pushed civic leaders toward municipal control of those networks.
Synonyms
municipal, city, town, urban, metropolitan
1. 1.1 Relating to the duties or activities of people in relation to their town, city, or local area.
  （义务，活动）（与）市民（有关）的；（与）本镇居民（有关）的；（与）当地居民（有关）的
  they could not be denied access to education, the vote, and other civic rights
  Example sentencesExamples
  The aim of the competition is to recognise improvements made by local communities to create civic pride in their area.
  Materialistic values were far stronger among young people than civic virtues.
  The least satisfactory aspect concerned the civic virtue of locals.
  They must share an equal commitment to civic virtue in a democratic society.
  Contribute to community building, foster civic engagement, create a sense of community.
  But, again, this just seems another public relations exercise when civic attitudes have not really changed.
  Some would contend that a sense of civic duty alone is enough to compel people to vote.
  The relationship between military and civic virtue is also revealed as deeply ambiguous in these translations.
  What kinds of activities work best as training grounds for civic engagement and why?
  Whether it a case of laziness or a lack of civic pride is unclear.
  Colleges provided the opportunity and social support to develop the habit of civic engagement.
  There is no older civic duty than public participation in the law.
  Instead, most scholars working on this topic have assumed that civic virtue must be promoted indirectly.
  There was a time when we had a national, personal and civic pride.
  Great civic leaders of less evangelical eras than ours did not speak of visions.
  The priority of the new administration was to be civic pride, something we wanted to restore in the borough, making people proud to be here.
  Findings also support claims that civic journalism complements traditional journalism.
  You should see that as your editorial responsibility as well as your civic duty in this time of national tragedy.
  It was designed to reeducate the local populace on law and order and civic duty.
  We have to reclaim both areas as civic duty in our lives.
  Synonyms
  state, national, federal, government

Origin

Mid 16th century: from French civique or Latin civicus, from civis ‘citizen’. The original use was in civic garland, crown, etc., translating Latin corona civica, denoting a garland of oak leaves and acorns given in ancient Rome to a person who saved a fellow citizen's life.

词汇	civic
释义	Definition of civic in English: civic adjective ˈsɪvɪkˈsɪvɪk 1Relating to a city or town, especially its administration; municipal. 城镇的，市政的，市府的 a meeting of civic and business leaders 市政及商界要人（领袖）。 Example sentencesExamples Business, community and civic leaders have a key role to play here. The third civic building is the Central Library, west of the City Hall. Representatives from every parish in the diocese, along with civic and business leaders, gathered in tribute. Fears that young members of the community are being forced to move away from the town have prompted civic leaders to investigate the issue. A market town's civic leaders have decided it is time one of its hidden garden treasures became less of a secret for tourists. Political control, mismanagement and corruption have ensured that civic bodies which provide water are bankrupt. Why has a city of 14 million allowed a civic administration of a few thousand to hold it to ransom? The biggest proposal however is for a completely new civic centre to be located somewhere in the estate. Could a new civic centre become a reality? Such concerns pushed civic leaders toward municipal control of those networks. The situation sparked allegations of unfairness and excessive bureaucracy from the town's unemployed and civic leaders. Administration of civic bodies should be handed over to the military for at least two years so that things can be speeded up. We also had civic buildings, including a courthouse. Perhaps a few people involved in civic administration might feel more important if we became a city but I oppose the idea. The town needed a new building that combined the civic role of a town hall with the cultural dimension of a small theatre. They were not what people expected of a major civic building in their city or community. However packed it gets, this great civic expanse always retains its symbolic force. Among them were business leaders and civic dignitaries who helped raise £20,000. Being linked to the advertising industry, it comes at virtually no cost to the civic administration. Now business and civic leaders are wondering when they can expect a decision on the £53m scheme. Synonyms municipal, city, town, urban, metropolitan public, civil, community, local, communal rare oppidan 1.1 Relating to the duties or activities of people in relation to their town, city, or local area. （义务，活动）（与）市民（有关）的；（与）本镇居民（有关）的；（与）当地居民（有关）的 he was active in the civic life of Swindon 他在斯温顿的市民生活中曾是个活跃人物。 Example sentencesExamples It was designed to reeducate the local populace on law and order and civic duty. The least satisfactory aspect concerned the civic virtue of locals. Great civic leaders of less evangelical eras than ours did not speak of visions. The priority of the new administration was to be civic pride, something we wanted to restore in the borough, making people proud to be here. Some would contend that a sense of civic duty alone is enough to compel people to vote. We have to reclaim both areas as civic duty in our lives. There was a time when we had a national, personal and civic pride. Findings also support claims that civic journalism complements traditional journalism. But, again, this just seems another public relations exercise when civic attitudes have not really changed. Contribute to community building, foster civic engagement, create a sense of community. The aim of the competition is to recognise improvements made by local communities to create civic pride in their area. You should see that as your editorial responsibility as well as your civic duty in this time of national tragedy. The relationship between military and civic virtue is also revealed as deeply ambiguous in these translations. Whether it a case of laziness or a lack of civic pride is unclear. They must share an equal commitment to civic virtue in a democratic society. What kinds of activities work best as training grounds for civic engagement and why? Materialistic values were far stronger among young people than civic virtues. There is no older civic duty than public participation in the law. Colleges provided the opportunity and social support to develop the habit of civic engagement. Instead, most scholars working on this topic have assumed that civic virtue must be promoted indirectly. Synonyms state, national, federal, government Derivatives civically adverb This ignorance and lack of involvement civically is a problem for a functioning democracy, which requires participation of the governed. Example sentencesExamples The remarkable thing about the youth I interviewed is that their attitudes are not those of disengaged, civically ignorant slackers, as most adults are eager to describe their generation. If not civically engaged, what is one's status in a democratic society? Teachers may ask themselves, for instance, how the district's social studies curriculum contributes to the development of civically minded and informed students. Extracurricular activities have long been known to contribute to students' tendencies to become and remain civically engaged, even after decades have passed. Origin Mid 16th century: from French civique or Latin civicus, from civis 'citizen'. The original use was in civic garland, crown, etc., translating Latin corona civica, denoting a garland of oak leaves and acorns given in ancient Rome to a person who saved a fellow citizen's life. Definition of civic in US English: civic adjectiveˈsivikˈsɪvɪk 1attributive Relating to a city or town, especially its administration; municipal. 城镇的，市政的，市府的 civic and business leaders 市政及商界要人（领袖）。 Example sentencesExamples Why has a city of 14 million allowed a civic administration of a few thousand to hold it to ransom? Among them were business leaders and civic dignitaries who helped raise £20,000. Being linked to the advertising industry, it comes at virtually no cost to the civic administration. The situation sparked allegations of unfairness and excessive bureaucracy from the town's unemployed and civic leaders. A market town's civic leaders have decided it is time one of its hidden garden treasures became less of a secret for tourists. Representatives from every parish in the diocese, along with civic and business leaders, gathered in tribute. Business, community and civic leaders have a key role to play here. Fears that young members of the community are being forced to move away from the town have prompted civic leaders to investigate the issue. Administration of civic bodies should be handed over to the military for at least two years so that things can be speeded up. However packed it gets, this great civic expanse always retains its symbolic force. Political control, mismanagement and corruption have ensured that civic bodies which provide water are bankrupt. The town needed a new building that combined the civic role of a town hall with the cultural dimension of a small theatre. The third civic building is the Central Library, west of the City Hall. The biggest proposal however is for a completely new civic centre to be located somewhere in the estate. Perhaps a few people involved in civic administration might feel more important if we became a city but I oppose the idea. Could a new civic centre become a reality? They were not what people expected of a major civic building in their city or community. Now business and civic leaders are wondering when they can expect a decision on the £53m scheme. We also had civic buildings, including a courthouse. Such concerns pushed civic leaders toward municipal control of those networks. Synonyms municipal, city, town, urban, metropolitan 1.1 Relating to the duties or activities of people in relation to their town, city, or local area. （义务，活动）（与）市民（有关）的；（与）本镇居民（有关）的；（与）当地居民（有关）的 they could not be denied access to education, the vote, and other civic rights Example sentencesExamples The aim of the competition is to recognise improvements made by local communities to create civic pride in their area. Materialistic values were far stronger among young people than civic virtues. The least satisfactory aspect concerned the civic virtue of locals. They must share an equal commitment to civic virtue in a democratic society. Contribute to community building, foster civic engagement, create a sense of community. But, again, this just seems another public relations exercise when civic attitudes have not really changed. Some would contend that a sense of civic duty alone is enough to compel people to vote. The relationship between military and civic virtue is also revealed as deeply ambiguous in these translations. What kinds of activities work best as training grounds for civic engagement and why? Whether it a case of laziness or a lack of civic pride is unclear. Colleges provided the opportunity and social support to develop the habit of civic engagement. There is no older civic duty than public participation in the law. Instead, most scholars working on this topic have assumed that civic virtue must be promoted indirectly. There was a time when we had a national, personal and civic pride. Great civic leaders of less evangelical eras than ours did not speak of visions. The priority of the new administration was to be civic pride, something we wanted to restore in the borough, making people proud to be here. Findings also support claims that civic journalism complements traditional journalism. You should see that as your editorial responsibility as well as your civic duty in this time of national tragedy. It was designed to reeducate the local populace on law and order and civic duty. We have to reclaim both areas as civic duty in our lives. Synonyms state, national, federal, government Origin Mid 16th century: from French civique or Latin civicus, from civis ‘citizen’. The original use was in civic garland, crown, etc., translating Latin corona civica, denoting a garland of oak leaves and acorns given in ancient Rome to a person who saved a fellow citizen's life.
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