liberal基本解释
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
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副词: liberally 名词: liberalness
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
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副词: liberally 名词: liberalness
noun
1. a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties
Synonym: liberalistprogressive
2. a person who favors an economic theory of laissez-faire and self-regulating markets
liberal在线翻译
adj
1. showing or characterized by broad-mindedness
e.g. a broad political stance
generous and broad sympathies
a liberal newspaper
tolerant of his opponent's opinions
Synonym: broadlarge-mindedtolerant
2. tolerant of change
not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition
3. not literal
e.g. a loose interpretation of what she had been told
a free translation of the poem
Synonym: freeloose
4. given or giving freely
e.g. 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
Synonym: bigbigheartedbounteousbountifulfreehandedhandsomegivingopenhanded
5. having political or social views favoring reform and progress
1. 开明的；开通的；（个人）自由主义的
Someone who has liberal views believes people should have a lot of freedom in deciding how to behave and think.
liberal
e.g. She is known to have liberal views on divorce and contraception.
众所周知，她在离婚与避孕方面思想很开明。
2. （制度等）开放的；（政治或经济上）自由主义的
A liberal system allows people or organizations a lot of political or economic freedom.
e.g. ...a liberal democracy with a multiparty political system...
多党政制的自由民主国家
e.g. They favour liberal free-market policies.
他们支持开放的自由市场政策。
3. 自由党的;支持自由党的
A Liberal politician or voter is a member of a Liberal Party or votes for a Liberal Party.
e.g. The Liberal leader has announced his party's withdrawal from the ruling coalition.
自由党领袖已宣布该党退出执政联盟。
4. 慷慨的；肆意的；大量的；丰富的
Liberal means giving, using, or taking a lot of something, or existing in large quantities.
e.g. As always he is liberal with his jokes...
像平时一样，他出口就是笑话。
e.g. She made liberal use of her elder sister's make-up and clothes.
她随便把姐姐的化妆品和衣服拿来用。
Agriculture was held the most liberal employment in old Rome.
出自：C. MiddletonThey are permitted..to emerge out of that low rank into a more liberal condition.
出自：BurkeCountries which neither mercantile avidity nor liberal curiosity had ever impelled any stranger to explore.
出自：Ld Macaulay
