Liberal

['lɪb(ə)r(ə)l] or ['lɪbərəl]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties.

(noun.) a person who favors an economic theory of laissez-faire and self-regulating markets.

(adj.) tolerant of change; not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition .

(adj.) having political or social views favoring reform and progress .

珍妮特錄入--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(a.) Free by birth; hence, befitting a freeman or gentleman; refined; noble; independent; free; not servile or mean; as, a liberal ancestry; a liberal spirit; liberal arts or studies.

(a.) Bestowing in a large and noble way, as a freeman; generous; bounteous; open-handed; as, a liberal giver.

(a.) Bestowed in a large way; hence, more than sufficient; abundant; bountiful; ample; profuse; as, a liberal gift; a liberal discharge of matter or of water.

(a.) Not strict or rigorous; not confined or restricted to the literal sense; free; as, a liberal translation of a classic, or a liberal construction of law or of language.

(a.) Not narrow or contracted in mind; not selfish; enlarged in spirit; catholic.

(a.) Free to excess; regardless of law or moral restraint; licentious.

(a.) Not bound by orthodox tenets or established forms in political or religious philosophy; independent in opinion; not conservative; friendly to great freedom in the constitution or administration of government; having tendency toward democratic or republican, as distinguished from monarchical or aristocratic, forms; as, liberal thinkers; liberal Christians; the Liberal party.

(n.) One who favors greater freedom in political or religious matters; an opponent of the established systems; a reformer; in English politics, a member of the Liberal party, so called. Cf. Whig.

手打:诺娜

同義詞及近義詞：

a. [1]. Generous, bountiful, free, beneficent, munificent, princely, charitable, open-hearted, free-hearted, unselfish, disinterested.[2]. Enlarged, catholic, tolerant, unbigoted, high-minded, magnanimous, honorable, chivalrous.[3]. Large, full, unstinted, abundant, ample, plentiful.

n. Liberalist, advocate of liberal principles.

錄入:罗莎莉

同義詞及反義詞：

SYN:Free, gentle, refined, polished, generous, bountiful, catholic, enlarged,copious, ample, profuse, large, handsome, munificent, abundant, noble-minded,bounteous, tolerant, plentiful

ANT:Churlish, low, mean, boorish, ungenerous, illiberal, grasping, niggardly,avaricious, greedy, gainful, narrow-minded, bigoted, prejudiced, contracted,scanty, inadequate

卡尔文校對

解釋/意思:

adj. becoming a gentleman: generous: noble-minded: candid: free: free from restraint: general extensive.—n. one who advocates greater freedom in political institutions.—n. Liberalisā′tion the process of making liberal.—v.t. Lib′eralise to make liberal or enlightened: to enlarge.—ns. Lib′eralism the principles of a Liberal in politics or religion; Liberal′ity the quality of being liberal: generosity: largeness or nobleness of mind: candour: impartiality.—adv. Lib′erally.—v.t. Lib′erāte to set free: to release from restraint confinement or bondage.—ns. Liberā′tion; Liberā′tionist one who is in favour of church disestablishment; Lib′erātor one who liberates or frees.—adj. Lib′erātory tending to liberate.—Liberal Party the name adopted by the Whigs (1830) to denote the body formed by their union with the Radicals; Liberal Unionist one of that section of the Liberal Party which joined the Conservatives from inability to accede to Mr Gladstone's policy of giving Home Rule to Ireland (1886); German Liberals a party in German politics formed by the amalgamation of the Progressist party and the Liberal union and advocating moderate liberalism in opposition to the policy of Prince Bismarck; National Liberals a party in German politics which before 1871 advocated the completion of governmental unity in Germany as well as supported progressive measures of reform.

校對:卢瑟