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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++civ·ic /ˈsɪvɪk/ ●○○ adjective [only before noun]  1 TOWNrelating to a town or city 城镇的;城市的 Jackson spent the day meeting with local religious and civic leaders. 杰克逊那天与当地的宗教领袖和市领导会面。2 TOWNrelating to the people who live in a town or city 市民的,公民的 It is your civic duty to vote in the local elections. 在地方选举中投票是公民的义务。 civic pride (=people’s pride in their own city) 市民对自己城市的自豪感
Examples from the Corpus
civicJohn Golden was an important civic and business leader.Is civic assertiveness now so strong that citizens would actually be prepared to break laws which they considered to be unjust?No expense was spared to produce a station worthy to stand beside the other civic buildings.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.Some fear that it will lead to a breakdown of the civic culture that Almond and Verba so admired in Britain.It is your civic duty to act as a juror.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 a social and religious organization, running an array of civic institutions.Civic leaders cannot agree on what is best for the city.They will be divided into teams and assigned civic roles.civic dutyYou have to work, perform your civic duty.Well, that's my civic duty done.If banks choose not to be tempted in this way then an appeal to their civic duty is misplaced.And the couple are now taking an early-break break from their civic duties to patch up their differences.
Origin civic (1600-1700) Latin civicus, from civis citizen
civ·ic adjectiveChineseSyllable
or Corpus a to town relating city


civic
civic /ˈsɪvɪk/ adjective [only before noun]
 Date: 1600-1700
 Language: Latin
 Origin: civicus, from civis 'citizen'
1. relating to a town or city:
    Jackson spent the day meeting with local religious and civic leaders.
2. relating 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)


civicBrE /ˈsɪvɪk/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsɪvɪk/ 🔊 adjective [usually before noun] officially connected with a town or city 市政的;城市的;城镇的civic buildings/leaders 市政建筑物/领导人connected with the people who live in a town or city 市民的;城镇居民的a sense of civic pride (= pride that people feel for their town or city) 作为某市市民的自豪感civic duties/responsibilities 市民的义务/职责