civic

adjective
🔊/ˈsɪvɪk/
🔊/ˈsɪvɪk/
[usually before noun]
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  1. 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
  2. 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
    • The competition would be an opportunity to foster civic pride.这次比赛将是培养市民自豪感的好机会。
    • Voting should be a matter of civic duty.选举应该是市民的义务。
    Topics People in societyc1
  3. Word Originmid 16th cent.: 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.