liberal

英 ['lɪbərəl] 美 ['lɪbərəl]

• adj. 慷慨的；大方的；开明的；自由主义的
• n. 自由主义者；开明的人

双解释义

adj. (形容词)

1. 心胸宽阔的,无偏见的

   tolerant and open-minded;free from prejudice

2. 慷慨的,大方的

   giving or given generously

3. 开放的;主张变革的

   supporting or allowing some change, e.g. in political or religious affairs

4. 自由的,不拘一格的

   neither close nor very exact

详尽释义

adj. 形容词

1. 慷慨的，大方的
2. 自由的
3. （思想）开明的，允许变革的，不守旧的， 不受束缚的
4. 丰富的，充足的
5. 心胸宽阔的，心胸宽大的
6. 自由主义的
7. 通才教育的
8. 大量的
9. 不拘泥于字面意思的
10. 自由党的
11. 自由人的
12. 公正的

n. 名词

1. 自由主义者
2. （思想）开明的人
3. 自由党党员，自由党成员， 自由党人
4. 支持自由党的人
5. 理解且尊重他人意见的人
6. 宽容的人，宽容大度的人
7. 支持变革的人
8. 英国或加拿大自由党党员
9. “自由”（巴西制造的导弹驱逐舰）

英英释义

Noun:

1. a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties

2. a person who favors an economic theory of laissez-faire and self-regulating markets

Adjective:

1. showing or characterized by broad-mindedness;

   "a broad political stance"
   "generous and broad sympathies"
   "a liberal newspaper"
   "tolerant of his opponent's opinions"
   

2. having political or social views favoring reform and progress

3. tolerant of change; not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition

4. given or giving freely;

   "was a big tipper"
   "the bounteous goodness of God"
   "bountiful compliments"
   "a freehanded host"
   "a handsome allowance"
   "Saturday's child is loving and giving"
   "a liberal backer of the arts"
   "a munificent gift"
   "her fond and openhanded grandfather"
   

5. not literal;

   "a loose interpretation of what she had been told"
   "a free translation of the poem"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. They are liberal in their help.
   他们慷慨相助。
2. She is liberal with her money.
   她用钱大方。
3. Her parents are very liberal and allow her a lot of freedom.
   她的父母很开明，让她享有许多的自由。
4. The headmaster has liberal views about what his pupils should wear.
   校长对他的学生应穿什么服装这一点持开明的态度。
5. His rise to power indicated the end of the liberal era.
   他的掌权预示著自由主义时代的结束。

用作名词 (n.)

1. He is an open-minded liberal.
   他是一个开明的自由主义者。
2. He liked to think of himself as a liberal.
   他喜欢把自己视为开明的人。

常见句型

用作形容词 (adj.)

用作定语

～+ n.

1. He has a liberal attitude to divorce and remarriage.
   他对离婚和再婚看得很开。
2. Try to keep a liberal attitude and listen to both sides.
   务必保持开明的态度,兼听双方的意见。
3. This country adopts a liberal foreign policy.
   该国采用开放的外交政策。
4. More and more people prefer a liberal profession with the development of society.
   随着社会的进步,越来越多的人喜欢自由的职业。
5. Liberal competition is a law in modern society.
   自由竞争是现代社会的一条法则。

用作表语

S+be+～

1. The church has become more liberal in this century.
   本世纪教会变得更加开放了。

S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

1. He is liberal in thought.
   他思想开放。
2. They were liberal in their help.
   他们慷慨相助。
3. She is liberal of〔with〕 her money.
   她花钱大方。
4. Meat is liberal in supply.
   肉的供给很丰富。

经典引文

• Agriculture was held the most liberal employment in old Rome.

  出自： C. Middleton

• They are permitted..to emerge out of that low rank into a more liberal condition.

  出自： Burke

• Countries which neither mercantile avidity nor liberal curiosity had ever impelled any stranger to explore.

  出自： Ld Macaulay

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)

～+名词

• liberal attitude 开明的态度
• liberal interpretation 不拘泥字面的解释
• liberal political program 自由主义的政治纲领
• liberal translation 意译

副词+～

• generously〔handsomely〕 liberal 慷慨大方

～+介词

• liberal in views〔thought〕 见解〔思想〕开明
• be liberal of〔with〕 one's advice〔money〕 乐于向别人提出劝告的〔花钱大方的〕
• be liberal to 对…宽宏大量

词源解说

• ☆ 直接源自古法语的liberal，意为大方的；最初源自拉丁语的liberalis，意为自由的，大方的，丰富的。

近反义词

【近义词】

• broad
• generous
• kind
• tolerant

【反义词】

• conservative 保守的
• dogmatic 教条的
• compulsory 强制的

派生词

adj.(形容词)

• liberalism n. 自由主义‖liberalistic adj. 自由主义的‖liberalize v. (使)自由化