liberal
adj. 自由主义的；慷慨的；不拘泥的；宽大的
n. 自由主义者
n. (Liberal)人名；(葡)利贝拉尔
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)心胸宽阔的,无偏见的 tolerant and open-minded;free from prejudice
慷慨的,大方的 giving or given generously
开放的;主张变革的 supporting or allowing some change, e.g. in political or religious affairs
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
双语例句
用作形容词(adj.)
They are liberal in their help.
他们慷慨相助。
She is liberal with her money.
她用钱大方。
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。
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。
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.)
He is an open-minded liberal.
他是一个开明的自由主义者。
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
College of liberal artsA Liberal Theory of International Politics
Liberal or restrictive transfusion in high-risk patients after hip surgery.
Taking Preferences Seriously: A Liberal Theory of International Politics
Multicultural Citizenship: A Liberal Theory of Minority Rights by Will Kymlicka
[Book review] multicultural citizenship, a liberal theory of minority rights
Preferences and Power in the European Community: A Liberal Intergovernmentalist Approach
Law, legislation and liberty : a new statement of the liberal principles of justice and political economy
Association Between a Chloride-Liberal vs Chloride-Restrictive Intravenous Fluid Administration Strategy and Kidney Injury in Critic...
'The birth of bio-politics': Michel Foucault's lecture at the Collège de France on neo-liberal governmentality
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liberal: [14] The Latin word for ‘free’ was līber. It came from the same prehistoric source as Greek eleútheros ‘free’, which may have denoted ‘people, nation’ (in which case the underlying etymological meaning of the word would be ‘being a member of the (free) people’, as opposed to ‘being a slave’). From līber was derived līberālis ‘of freedom’, which passed into English via Old French liberal.Its earliest English meanings were ‘generous’ and ‘appropriate to the cultural pursuits of a ‘free’ man’ (as in ‘the liberal arts’). The connotations of ‘tolerance’ and ‘lack of prejudice’ did not emerge until the 18th century, and the word’s use as a designation of a particular political party in Britain dates from the early 19th century. Also from Latin līber come English libertine [14] and liberty [14].=> libertine, liberty
liberal (adj.)
mid-14c., "generous," also, late 14c., "selfless; noble, nobly born; abundant," and, early 15c., in a bad sense "extravagant, unrestrained," from Old French liberal "befitting free men, noble, generous, willing, zealous" (12c.), from Latin liberalis "noble, gracious, munificent, generous," literally "of freedom, pertaining to or befitting a free man," from liber "free, unrestricted, unimpeded; unbridled, unchecked, licentious," from PIE *leudh-ero-, probably originally "belonging to the people" (though the precise semantic development is obscure; compare frank (adj.)), and a suffixed form of the base *leudh- "people" (cognates: Old Church Slavonic ljudu, Lithuanian liaudis, Old English leod, German Leute "nation, people;" Old High German liut "person, people"). With the meaning "free from restraint in speech or action," liberal was used 16c.-17c. as a term of reproach. It revived in a positive sense in the Enlightenment, with a meaning "free from prejudice, tolerant," which emerged 1776-88. In reference to education, explained by Fowler as "the education designed for a gentleman (Latin liber a free man) & ... opposed on the one hand to technical or professional or any special training, & on the other to education that stops short before manhood is reached" (see liberal arts). Purely in reference to political opinion, "tending in favor of freedom and democracy" it dates from c. 1801, from French libéral, originally applied in English by its opponents (often in French form and with suggestions of foreign lawlessness) to the party favorable to individual political freedoms. But also (especially in U.S. politics) tending to mean "favorable to government action to effect social change," which seems at times to draw more from the religious sense of "free from prejudice in favor of traditional opinions and established institutions" (and thus open to new ideas and plans of reform), which dates from 1823.
Conservative, n. A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal, who wishes to replace them with others. [Ambrose Bierce, "Devil's Dictionary," 1911]
liberal (n.)
1820, "member of the Liberal party of Great Britain," from liberal (adj.). Used early 20c. of less dogmatic Christian churches; in reference to a political ideology not conservative or fascist but short of socialism, from c. 1920.
This is the attitude of mind which has come to be known as liberal. It implies vigorous convictions, tolerance for the opinions of others, and a persistent desire for sound progress. It is a method of approach which has played a notable and constructive part in our history, and which merits a thorough trial today in the attack on our absorbingly interesting American task. [Guy Emerson, "The New Frontier," 1920]
1. They disagreed on how to define “liberal”.
他们对如何解释“liberal”一词的词义有不同意见。
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2. There was a time when one could not be elected in the US unless one was a liberal, and it was actually for the right reasons.
在美国曾有过一个非“自由主义者”不能够参加选举的时期，事实上那时一个人是否是“自由主义者”是一种是否政治正确的理由。
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3. But there is something much more important and even more revolting; it is the change in values imposed by this liberal ideology.
但还有一些是更重要的也是更令人厌恶的，即由这个自由的意识形态强加于价值观的变化。
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4. He added that it should be democratic and liberal without shortcomings.
他补充说，新宪法必须是民主和自由的，而且不能有缺点。
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5. Anyone who does not agree with the liberal side of Hollywood does not deserve to work in Hollywood!
谁要是不站在好莱坞的自由主义者这边，谁就别想再好莱坞混！
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6. The liberal answer is to respect people as individuals, regardless of the genetic hand that they have been dealt.
自由主义的回答是把人当作个体来尊重，不管他们的基因摸到一手什么牌。
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7. As for the content, I can tell you that on average people in Zurich have a liberal attitude to this reform.
至于内容，我可以告诉你们，普遍来说，苏黎世人民对待这次改革都采取了自由主义的态度。
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8. Aborigines and their liberal white supporters once marched together to demand their rights.
原住民和他们的白人支持者将一起游行要求自由的权力。
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9. But he is a liberal master, I suppose, and that in the eye of a servant comprehends every virtue.
不过，我看他一定是位很慷慨的主人；在一个佣人的眼睛里看来，一切的德性就在于这一点上面。
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10. Days before I left to go to China a liberal friend of mine said he was interested to see if my political views might change upon being in China.
在我出发去中国的前几天，我的一位自由主义者朋友告诉我说，一旦我去了中国，他很想知道我的政治观点是否会因此而改变。
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11. However, there is a catch: what isn’t questioned in these critiques is the democratic-liberal framing of the fight against these excesses.
然而，这里有一个陷阱：在这些批判中不被质疑的，是反对这些过度/无节制的斗争的民主-自由的框架。
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12. But this does not mark the return of liberal interventionism.
但这并不意味着自由干预主义的回归。
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13. For liberal, white South Africans of her generation, there were, says Gordimer, two births; the literal one, and the moment of realisation that something in the culture around them was wrong.
对自由主义者来说，她们那一代的南非白人有两种身份，戈迪墨说道，一是字面上的，一是当时的现实环境，那种文化氛围是大相径庭。
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14. Apple needs more than just an advocate for media, creativity and the liberal arts now; it needs a champion. We all do.
现在，苹果需要的不仅是一个媒体，创新和自由艺术的倡导者，他需要一个冠军。我们都需要。
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15. So well known were your commitments to human rights and liberal values that we ushered you in like a breath of fresh air.
当时你对人权和自由的承诺是如此闻名，以至我们把你当作是政坛上的一股新鲜空气来介绍给民众。
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16. So well known were your commitments to human rights and liberal values that we ushered you in like a breath of fresh air.
当时你对人权和自由的承诺是如此闻名，以至我们把你当作是政坛上的一股新鲜空气来介绍给民众。
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17. He put in a liberal supply of coal for the winter.
他储存了足量的煤以便过冬。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
18. He means to offer liberal payment for permission to lodge at the Heights.
他打算慷慨解囊以便住在山庄。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
19. I remember-in college you were an usually liberal, sensitive chap.
我记得――你在大学里是个特别开明敏感的人。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
20. Many educators advocate a liberal education.
很多教育家提倡通才教育。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
21. The liberal candidate romped through with thousands of votes to spare.
自由党候选人轻易获胜，超出选票数以千计。
-- 来源 -- 轻轻松松背单词-蒋刚
22. He was adopted as a Liberal parliamentary candidate.
他被选为自由党议员候选人。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
23. Her allowance is very liberal.
她的津贴很充足。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
24. Liberal platforms regularly pronounce for antitrust enforcement.
自由党的政纲通常赞成执行反托拉斯法规。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
25. "Pricing" means mainly "good" loan rates and liberal loan policies.
“价格”主要指优惠贷款利率和宽松的贷款政策。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
26. Everything in her household arrangements was conducted on the most liberal plan.
她的一切家务都是根据最自由的计划安排的。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
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