lib·er·al
adjective/ˈlɪbərəl/
/ˈlɪbərəl/
- 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
宽宏大度的；心胸宽阔的；开明的 - liberal attitudes/views/opinions
开明的态度／观点／意见 - My parents were very liberal when we were growing up.
在我们成长的过程中，我的父母非常开明。
Extra Examples- He is relatively liberal on social issues.
他对社会问题的看法是较为自由主义的。 - His attitudes are fairly liberal.
他的态度相当开明。 - 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。 - His later films reflect the more liberal values of the 1960s.
他后期的影片反映了20世纪60年代更开放的价值观。 - In some countries there is a more liberal attitude to euthanasia.
在一些国家，人们对安乐死持更加自由的态度。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- liberal attitudes/views/opinions
- having or relating to political and social beliefs that support individual freedom and rights, democracy and free enterprise (= businesses competing against each other with little government control)
拥有或涉及支持个人自由和权利、民主和自由企业的政治和社会信仰（=企业在政府很少控制的情况下相互竞争） - 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。 - liberal democracy
自由民主 - liberal theories
自由主义的理论 - a liberal politician
支持改革的政治家 - a challenge to the post-Cold-War liberal consensus
对冷战后自由主义共识的挑战
Wordfindersee also neoliberal- capitalism
- communism
- democracy
- dictatorship
- fascism
- imperialism
- liberal
- radical
- socialism
Extra ExamplesTopics Politicsc1- a broadly liberal policy programme
大体上自由主义的政策纲领 - a broadly liberal set of policies
一套大体上自由主义的政策 - comparatively liberal in trade matters
在贸易事务上比较自由主义的
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- comparatively
- relatively
- broadly
- …
- on
- Some politicians want more liberal trade relations with Europe.
- following or supporting political policies that encourage social change and support the sharing of wealth more equally
遵循或支持鼓励社会变革和支持更平等地分享财富的政治政策 - Even in famously liberal New York her views were considered too radical.
即使在以自由主义闻名的纽约，她的观点也被认为过于激进。 - Liberal and conservative pundits alike predicted disaster for the campaign.
自由派和保守派专家都预测这次竞选将遭遇灾难。
Extra ExamplesTopics Politicsc1- The media was accused by right-wing commentators of a liberal bias.
右翼评论员指责媒体存在自由主义偏见。 - He accused them of espousing liberal ideas from the left of the party.
他指责他们拥护党内左翼的自由主义思想。
- Even in famously liberal New York her views were considered too radical.
- Liberalconnected with the British Liberal Party in the past, or a Liberal Party in another country
（旧时）英国自由党的；（英国以外国家）自由党的 - liberal (with something) generous; given in large amounts
慷慨的；大方的；大量给予的 - She is very liberal with her money.
她用钱很大方。 - I think Sam is too liberal with his criticism (= he criticizes people too much).
我认为萨姆太爱批评人。 - Divorced fathers should have liberal access to their children.
离婚的父亲应该自由地接触自己的孩子。 - We ate cake with liberal amounts of whipped cream.
我们吃蛋糕时抹了很多搅打过的奶油。 - She's very liberal with her advice!
她非常乐于提建议！
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- fairly
- very
- with
- She is very liberal with her money.
- a liberal education is about increasing somebody’s general knowledge and experience rather than particular skills
通识（教育）的 - a liberal education
通识教育
- a liberal education
- not completely accurate or exact
不完全准确的；不精确的；不严格的 - a liberal translation of the text
不拘泥于原文的翻译 - a liberal interpretation of the law
对法律的灵活解释
- a liberal translation of the text
respecting other opinions
politics
generous
education
not exact
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin liberalis, from liber ‘free (man)’. The original sense was ‘suitable for a free man’, hence ‘suitable for a gentleman’ (one not tied to a trade), surviving in liberal arts. Another early sense ‘generous’ (compare with sense (4)) gave rise to an obsolete meaning ‘free from restraint’, leading to sense (1) (late 18th cent.).