1ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n]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. 开明的;开通的;(个人)自由主义的
She is known to have liberal views on divorce and contraception.
2ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n](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. (制度等)开放的;(政治或经济上)自由主义的
...a liberal democracy with a multiparty political system.
Chemical products were used liberally over agricultural land.
化学产品曾被大量地用于农田。
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conservative: a statesman who is enamoured of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal, who wishes to replace them with othersAmbrose BierceThe Devil's Dictionary
ADJECTIVE➤leading自由主義代表人物▸➤bourgeois, middle-class資產階級/中產階級自由主義者▸➤classical, old-fashioned, traditional古典的/老派的/傳統的自由主義者▸➤radical激進的自由主義者▸➤market市場自由主義者▸➤economic, political, religious, social經濟/政治/宗教/社會自由主義者➤white白人自由主義者➤bleeding-heart軟心腸的自由主義者➤limousine (= a rich person who expresses concern for poor people, but does nothing to help them) (NAmE) (唱高調的)富有自由主義者liberal
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1respecting other opinions開明VERBS | ADVERBVERBS➤be開明ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/相當/非常開明◇His attitudes are fairly liberal.他的態度相當開明。➤remarkably很開明▸➤relatively比較開明➤socially在社會問題上開明liberal
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2in politics政治上VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITIONVERBS➤be自由主義ADVERB➤comparatively, relatively比較自由主義的◇comparatively liberal in trade matters在貿易事務上比較自由主義的➤broadly, essentially大體上/本質上自由主義的◇a broadly liberal set of policies一套大體上自由主義的政策➤politically政治上自由主義的PREPOSITION➤on在⋯方面自由主義的◇He is relatively liberal on social issues.他對社會問題的看法是較為自由主義的。liberal
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3generous大方VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITIONVERBS➤be慷慨▸➤become變得慷慨ADVERB➤fairly, very相當/非常慷慨◇Add a fairly liberal amount of olive oil to the pasta.往意大利麪上多加些橄欖油。PREPOSITION➤with在⋯方面慷慨◇She's very liberal with her advice!她非常樂於提建議!