Fei Xiao tong defines traditional Chinese rural society as "society ruled by rite", because he used the definition of "rite"in both broad sense and narrow sense, his concept of "rite-ruled society" has a double meaning----society with no law and traditional society in its general sense.
费孝通先生把传统中国农村社会概括为“礼治社会”,但由于他是在广义与狭义两个不同的层面上使用“礼”这一概念,因此他的“礼治社会”也就相应地具备了双重的含义无法的社会和一般意义上的传统社会。
from the point of view of others, it reflects a healthy freedom from rigid social ritual.
但别的人则认为这反映摆脱死板社会礼节的一种健康的自由。
of or relating to or employed in social rites or rituals.
属于、关于或采用社会的仪式或礼节的。
A breach or overstepping of propriety or social convention.
越轨违背或践踏礼节或社会习俗
The practices and forms prescribed by social convention or by authority.
礼节由社会习俗或权威所规定的常规或惯例
etiquette:The practices and forms prescribed by social convention or by authority.
礼节:由社会习俗或权威所规定的常规或惯例.
Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft
礼俗社会和法理社会
Courtesy Education among University Students:the Significant Link of Harmonious Society Construction;
在大学生中开展礼育是构筑和谐社会的重要环节
Co-relations between Ostensible Invitation Strategies and Social Distance in Chinese
汉语中礼节性邀请策略与社会距离的关联性研究
I should never mistake informality for insolence.
我决不会把不拘礼节错认为蛮横无礼。
civilized society, behaviour
有礼貌的社会、 行为.
Comity:an atmosphere of social harmony.
礼貌:社会和谐的气氛.
An atmosphere of social harmony.
礼貌社会和谐的气氛
The Theory of Harmony Society and the Idea of Ancient Utopian Society in China;
和谐社会理论与大同社会思想——读《礼记·礼在》篇
She was very quiet and very comme il faut.
她平时金口难开，非常讲究社交礼节。
Simply because we have learned about doorbells and door etiquette and pushbuttons from our complex and lengthy socialization and maturation process.
很简单，因为在我们复杂而漫长的社交和成长过程中学会了按门铃的礼节。
In the higher classes, a damsel, however giddy, is still under the domination of etiquette, and subject to the surveillance of mammas and chaperous.
在上层社会里，一个未婚少女尽管很轻浮，也得受礼节的约束，还有母亲和嬷嬷们的监护。
From Li Institution to Fa Institution and to the Syncretism of Li and Fa: A Legal Sociological Review;
礼治、法治到礼法合一:一项法律社会学的考察
Harmonious Societies and Propriety--Analysis on the Relationship between Etiquetle and Leisure from the Leisure Perspective;
和谐社会和“礼制”——从休闲视阈看“礼与休闲”的关系