liberal
英 [ˈlɪbərəl] 美 [ˈlɪbərəl, ˈlɪbrəl]

n.

自由主义者；自由党党员；

adj.

开明的；自由的；慷慨的；不拘泥的

变形

复数：liberals

双语释义

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

英英释义

liberal[ 'libərəl ]

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

    同义词：liberalistprogressive

  • a person who favors an economic theory of laissez-faire and self-regulating markets
• adj.
  • showing or characterized by broad-mindedness

    "a liberal newspaper"

    同义词：broadlarge-mindedtolerant

  • having political or social views favoring reform and progress
  • tolerant of change; not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition
  • given or giving freely

    "a liberal backer of the arts"

    同义词：bigbigheartedbounteousbountifulfreehandedhandsomegivingopenhanded

  • not literal

    同义词：freeloose

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

词组短语

liberal education普通教育；文科教育

liberal party n. 自由党

liberal democratic party n. 自由民主党

liberal democracy自由民主；自由民主主义；自由民主制（一种政府形式，由人民选出的民意代表行使决策权力）

liberal art文科

liberal arts education博雅教育

liberal economy自由经济

liberal democrat自由民主党（成员）；自民党人

college of liberal arts文学院；人文学院

liberal studies人文学科

liberal translation n. 意译法

liberal arts college文理学院；文科大学

更多收起词组短语

双语例句

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。

权威例句

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