liberal是什么意思？

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；

复数：liberals;

比较级：more liberal;

最高级：most liberal;

副词：liberally;

例句

• More and more people are inclined towards the Liberal Party as they become disenchanted with the two main parties that have governed the country for half a century. 人们对统治这个国家达半个世纪之久的两大政党不再抱有幻想，愈来愈多的人倾向于自由党。
• This country adopts a liberal foreign policy. 该国采用的是开放的外交政策。
• They were liberal in their help. 他们慷慨相助。
• He has a liberal attitude to divorce and remarriage. 他对离婚和再婚看得很开。
• 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。
• comparatively liberal in trade matters 在贸易事务上比较自由主义的
• The vile person shall be no more called liberal, nor the churl said to be bountiful. 愚顽人不再称为高明、吝啬人不再称为大方。
• The SDP-Liberal Alliance is holding a conference. 社会民主党—自由党联盟正在举行会议。
• 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。
• 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。

同义词

• adj.
  liberal的同义词之：开明的;大量的;心胸宽阔的
  extravagant, broad-minded, substantial, extensive, freethinking, unselfish, abundant, plentiful, ample, lavish, progressive, generous, considerable, tolerant,
• liberal的同义词之：其他释义
  unselfish, progressive, benevolent, plentiful, freethinking, generous, lavish, expansive, profuse, ample, tolerant, broad-minded, handsome, abundant, extravagant, bounteous, catholic, extensive, cosmopolitan,

反义词

• adj.
  liberal的反义词之：开明的;自由主义的
  dogmatic, compulsory, authoritarian,
• liberal的反义词之：其他释义
  dogmatic, compulsory,

英语四级真题

The question of whether our government should promote science and technology or the liberal arts in higher education isn't an either/or proposition(命题),although the current emphasis on preparing young Americans for STEM（science, technology, engineering, maths）-related fields can make it seem that way.
出自-2014年6月阅读原文
The liberal arts in higher education help enrich students' spiritual life
出自-2014年6月阅读原文
Simultaneously, the liberal arts become more important than ever.
出自-2013年12月阅读原文

英语六级真题

Since 2003 the small, elite liberal arts school in Brunswick, Maine, has boosted the proportion of so-called under-represented minority students in entering freshman classes from 8% to 13%.
出自-2011年6月阅读原文
The prestige of its liberal arts programs
出自-2011年6月阅读原文
A new study from the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) at Tufts University shows that today's youth vote in larger numbers than previous generations, and a 2008 study from the Center for American Progress adds that increasing numbers of young voters and activists support traditionally liberal causes.
出自-2010年6月阅读原文

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• ADJ-GRADED
  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.
  例句
  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。
• ADJ-GRADED
  （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.
  例句
  ...a liberal democracy with a multiparty political system... 多党政制的自由民主国家 They favour liberal free-market policies. 他们支持开放的自由市场政策。
• ADJ
  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.
  例句
  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。
• ADJ-GRADED
  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.
  例句
  As always he is liberal with his jokes... 像平时一样，他出口就是笑话。 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。

英汉词典释义

• adj.
  慷慨的, 大方的
  He has a liberal attitude to divorce and remarriage. 他对离婚和再婚看得很开。 They were liberal in their help. 他们慷慨相助。
  开放的; 主张变革的,（政治经济上）自由的，开明的；支持（社会、政治或宗教）变革的
  This country adopts a liberal foreign policy. 该国采用的是开放的外交政策。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties
  2. a person who favors an economic theory of laissez-faire and self-regulating markets
• Adjective
  1. showing or characterized by broad-mindedness;
  "a broad political stance""generous and broad sympathies""a liberal newspaper""tolerant of his opponent's opinions"
  2. having political or social views favoring reform and progress
  3. tolerant of change; not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition
  4. given or giving freely;
  "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"
  5. not literal;
  "a loose interpretation of what she had been told""a free translation of the poem"

行业词典

• 计算机： 【修】自由，丰富，充足；