liberal

英 [ˈlɪbərəl]

美 [ˈlɪbərəl]

adj.  宽宏大度的; 心胸宽阔的; 开明的; (政治经济上)自由的; 支持(社会、政治或宗教)变革的; (旧时)英国自由党的; (英国以外国家)自由党的
n.  理解且尊重他人意见的人; 宽容的人; 开明的人; 支持(社会、政治或宗教)变革的人; (旧时)英国自由党成员; (英国以外国家的)自由党成员

复数：liberals　

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牛津词典

adj.

尊重他人意见 respecting other opinions
• 宽宏大度的；心胸宽阔的；开明的
  willing to understand and respect other people's behaviour, opinions, etc., especially when they are different from your own; believing people should be able to choose how they behave
  1. liberal attitudes/views/opinions
     开明的态度 / 观点 / 意见
政治 politics
• （政治经济上）自由的，开明的；支持（社会、政治或宗教）变革的
  wanting or allowing a lot of political and economic freedom and supporting gradual social, political or religious change
  1. Some politicians want more liberal trade relations with Europe.
     有些政治家想与欧洲大陆建立更加自由的贸易关系。
  2. liberal democracy
     自由民主
  3. liberal theories
     自由主义的理论
  4. a liberal politician
     支持改革的政治家
• （旧时）英国自由党的；（英国以外国家）自由党的
  connected with the British Liberal Party in the past, or of a Liberal Party in another country
慷慨 generous
• 慷慨的；大方的；大量给予的
  generous; given in large amounts
  1. She is very liberal with her money.
     她用钱很大方。
  2. I think Sam is too liberal with his criticism (= he criticizes people too much) .
     我认为萨姆太爱批评人。
教育 education
• 人文（教育）的
  concerned with increasing sb's general knowledge and experience rather than particular skills
  1. a liberal education
     人文教育
不精确 not exact
• 不完全准确的；不精确的；不严格的
  not completely accurate or exact
  1. a liberal translation of the text
     不拘泥于原文的翻译
  2. a liberal interpretation of the law
     对法律的灵活解释

noun

尊重他人者 sb who respects others
• 理解且尊重他人意见的人；宽容的人；开明的人
  a person who understands and respects other people's opinions and behaviour, especially when they are different from their own
政治 politics
• 支持（社会、政治或宗教）变革的人
  a person who supports political, social and religious change
  1. Reform is popular with middle-class liberals.
     改革受到了中产阶级支持变革者的普遍欢迎。
• （旧时）英国自由党成员；（英国以外国家的）自由党成员
  a member of the British Liberal Party in the past, or of a Liberal Party in another country

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 开明的；开通的；（个人）自由主义的
  Someone who hasliberalviews believes people should have a lot of freedom in deciding how to behave and think.
  1. 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. Liberalis also a noun.
     
  3. ...a nation of free-thinking liberals.
     思想开放的自由主义者的国度
• ADJ-GRADED （制度等）开放的；（政治或经济上）自由主义的
  Aliberalsystem allows people or organizations a lot of political or economic freedom.
  1. ...a liberal democracy with a multiparty political system...
     多党政制的自由民主国家
  2. They favour liberal free-market policies.
     他们支持开放的自由市场政策。
  3. Liberalis also a noun.
     
  4. These kinds of price controls go against all the financial principles of the free market liberals.
     这些价格调控措施与信奉自由市场的自由主义者所倡导的经济原则完全背道而驰。
• ADJ 自由党的;支持自由党的
  ALiberalpolitician or voter is a member of a Liberal Party or votes for a Liberal Party.
  1. 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。
  2. Liberalis also a noun.
     
  3. The Liberals hold twenty-three seats in parliament.
     自由党党员在议会中占23席。
• ADJ-GRADED 慷慨的；肆意的；大量的；丰富的
  Liberalmeans giving, using, or taking a lot of something, or existing in large quantities.
  1. As always he is liberal with his jokes...
     像平时一样，他出口就是笑话。
  2. 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。

英英释义

noun

• a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties
  Synonym:liberalistprogressive
• a person who favors an economic theory of laissez-faire and self-regulating markets

adj

• showing or characterized by broad-mindedness
  1. a broad political stance
  2. generous and broad sympathies
  3. a liberal newspaper
  4. tolerant of his opponent's opinions
  Synonym:broadlarge-mindedtolerant
• tolerant of change
• not literal
  1. a loose interpretation of what she had been told
  2. a free translation of the poem
  Synonym:freeloose
• given or giving freely
  1. was a big tipper
  2. the bounteous goodness of God
  3. bountiful compliments
  4. a freehanded host
  5. a handsome allowance
  6. Saturday's child is loving and giving
  7. a liberal backer of the arts
  8. a munificent gift
  9. her fond and openhanded grandfather
  Synonym:bigbigheartedbounteousbountifulfreehandedhandsomegivingopenhanded
• having political or social views favoring reform and progress

双语例句

• The President, trying to be cute, said his liberal arts education had not really prepared him for such complicated issues as this
  总统故作精明地说道，自己所接受的文科教育并不能使自己有能力应付如此复杂的问题。
• On day one of the election campaign the National and Liberal Party leaders were neck and neck.
  从竞选活动的第一天起，国家党和自由党的领导人就难分高下。
• 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。
• There was a massive twenty per cent swing away from the Conservatives to the Liberal Democrats
  出现了一个巨大转变：多达20%的人由支持保守党转而支持自由民主党。
• There has been a decline in enrollment in liberal arts courses in favor of highly specialized training for high-paying careers, mostly in business.
  文科课程的报名人数有所下降，而以商业为主、针对高薪职业的高度专业化培训课程则越来越受欢迎。
• As a Liberal Democrat I subscribe to the internationalist approach.
  作为自由民主党成员，我支持国际主义路线。
• Fontbonne is a liberal arts college, located in a residential suburb of St. Louis.
  芳邦大学是一所文科大学，位于圣路易斯市郊的居民区。
• I'm not a bleeding heart liberal.
  我可不是只说不做的自由主义者。
• Though not a political or social radical, lewis was an open-minded liberal.
  尽管刘易斯在政治方面或社会生活方面并不是一个激进分子，但他是一个开明的自由主义者。
• Sir Anthony was a keen fundraiser for the Liberal Democrats.
  安东尼爵士是自由民主党热心的资金筹集者。