1540s, originally mostly in civic crown (Latin corona civica), a chaplet of oak leaves awarded to one who saved the life of a fellow citizen in battle, from Latin civicus "of a citizen," adjectival derivation of civis "townsman" (see city). Sense of "having to do with citizens" is from 1790.
雙語例句
1. The Prime Minister is backed by the civic movement, Public Against Violence.
首相得到“全民反暴力”公民運(yùn)動(dòng)的支持。
來自柯林斯例句
2. the upgradation of civic facilities in large cities
大城市市政設(shè)施的改進(jìn)
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
3. I feel it is my civic duty to vote.
我認(rèn)為投票選舉是我作為公民的義務(wù).
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
4. It's almost ten miles from here to the civic center.
從這兒到市中心差不多有十英里.
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
5. The civic leaders helped to forward the project.