civics
/ˈsɪvɪks/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈsɪvɪks/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈsi-viks/ (ame, mw)
civics — noun
1. a school or university subject covering how a country's government runs and what
a school or university subject covering how a country's government runs and what citizens are allowed and expected to do.
Lara's high school made civics a required course for every senior.
civics as a school subject name
In civics, Bilal learned how to register to vote and contact his local council.
in + civics (as a subject)
Many teachers worry that schools no longer spend enough hours on civics.
The new civics textbook explains how laws are passed and how courts work.
Ritu chose to major in civics because she wanted to understand local politics.
- citizenship
the standard British school-subject name for the same content
- political science
university-level study of governments and political behaviour; broader and more theoretical than civics
- government studies
informal cover term; often the name of a specific high-school course
文法句型
civics class
study civics
用法筆記
Uncountable: takes a singular verb and no article ("civics is taught in tenth grade", not "a civics" or "civics are"). Most often used of US school curricula; British English prefers "citizenship" for the same subject.